Mining Incidents

Ridgetop #5 Coal

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

MSHA record for Ridgetop #5 (mine ID 1517197). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
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.

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The full compliance file on Ridgetop #5

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.