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No 8 Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Ridgetop Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Stephens J T
Clifford, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517522

No 8 Surface has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Ridgetop Mining Inc 1994 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)
1996 7 36,717
1995 20 232,722
1994 15 222,281
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 8 Surface sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

February 6, 1995 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLIMBING OFF D9L DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON RIGHT SIDE PUSH BEAM AND HE FELL TO GROUND FORZEN CONDITON CAUSING A BROKEN ANKLE.