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Ridgetop #5: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Ridgetop Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Stephens J T
Jackson, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517197

Ridgetop #5 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
Ownership history
  1. Ridgetop Mining Inc 1992 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)
1994 0
1993 2
1992 16 157,159
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ridgetop #5 sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

A ROCK FILL OUT OF THE BUCKET OF A 992C, HIT THE TIRE AND BOUNCED THREW THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED A SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD.

February 13, 1992 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgetop Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO SERVICE TRUCK TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF IT HAD BEEN RAINING EE SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON FUEL TANK OF TRUCK. RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN.