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No 3: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Ridgetop Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Stephens J T
Swiss, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607789

No 3 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Ridgetop Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 16 92,874
1991 26 309,498
1990 28 305,692
1989 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

September 30, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, ALSO HIT BATTERY BOX AND TIRE OF TRUCK WHILE FALLING.

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.PULLED A MUSCLE.