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R T G #5: 1 reportable incident Coal

R T G Inc · Surface
Controlled by Rossiter James E
Pleasant City, Guernsey, Guernsey County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303599

R T G #5 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. R T G Inc 1977 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)
1998 0
1997 0
1996 0
1995 3 17,402
1994 8 61,707
1993 17 132,968
1992 16 145,127
1991 13 79,878
1990 12 105,377
1989 13 104,356
1988 12 120,132
1987 10 67,002
1986 11 95,370
1985 6 59,851
1984 6 69,672
1983 5 14,794
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

R T G #5 sits in Guernsey County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 3.7% 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.
Guernsey County, Ohio · Population 38,283
3.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,756
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

1984 · 1 incident

January 12, 1984 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R T G Inc · Fall onto or against objects

BACKED TOO CLOSE TO BANK AS A RESULT OF STEERING FAILURE, THEN PARKED THE MACHINE RATHER THAN RISK WORSENING THE POSITION OF THE MACHINE. OPERATOR UPON LEAVING MACHINE, AFTER SHUTTING IT DOWN , FELL ON LOOSE ROCKS.