Riveredge Surface Operation has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
114
citations
36
significant & substantial
$21,133
proposed penalties
$19,914
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,219 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
114 citations across 1,426 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Riveredge Surface Operation has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$21K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
110 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
11citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 55%
Stood as issued
5 · 45%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2020-01-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Riveredge Surface Operation shows 99% of 110 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2019-09-09, 6 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
110
samples
3.04
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
68 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 42 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Riveredge Surface Operation recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.
Injury rate, 2019
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.10 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
6.02
6.02
0.000
2017 *
3.49
3.49
0.000
2016 *
2.54
2.54
0.000
2015 *
12.69
9.52
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2019
24
2018
29
2017
30
2016
35
2015
25
2014
22
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Riveredge Surface Operation sits in McLean County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
McLean County, Kentucky · Population 9,127
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,549
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4
3,417
5
0
1463.3
2019 Q3
15,174
2
0
131.8
2019 Q2
17,126
6
0
350.3
2019 Q1
17,313
9
4
519.8
2018 Q4
16,416
12
3
731.0
2018 Q3
16,614
2
0
120.4
2018 Q2
17,218
15
9
871.2
2018 Q1
16,245
1
0
61.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4
16,924
5
0
295.4
2017 Q3
1,491
4
2
2682.8
2017 Q2
18,757
7
3
373.2
2017 Q1
20,158
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
19,109
8
1
418.7
2016 Q3
18,667
1
0
53.6
2016 Q2
19,345
4
2
206.8
2016 Q1
21,647
7
3
323.4
2015 Q4
16,223
2
1
123.3
2015 Q3
17,166
3
0
174.8
2015 Q2
16,833
7
3
415.8
2015 Q1
12,827
3
1
233.9
2014 Q4
11,773
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
11,430
3
1
262.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2018 · 2 incidents
July 22, 2018KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While spraying out a heavy medum sump a 1 inch conduit being used to direct water jumped up from pressure striking employee in the left side of the temple area. Employee received a fracture to the cheek area.
2017 · 1 incident
June 26, 2017KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was off the clock and traveling to work on the haul/travel road on mine property. Approximately 1 mile from St Rt 593, injured lost control of the personal vehicle and hit rock wall along travel road. Injured suffered a concussion and contusions.
2015 · 4 incidents
November 23, 2015KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured was climbing onto a Komatsu HM350 gob truck to enter the operator's deck area. His left foot slipped and he fell. He suffered a contusion to his left knee.
Injured slid off the hood of a Komatsu dozer after changing a headlight. He stated he may have pinched his right testicle. He was unsure of how he received the injury and stated he must have received it during this event. Accident report was filled out on 6/13/2015. After medical inquiry it was deemed to be a reportable event.
February 6, 2015KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The injured was taking apart a water line fitting with 2 pipe wrenches on 2/06/2015. He felt a pain in his shoulder. He reported accident on 2/10/2015. He had not missed work and continued to do his normal job but required surgery on his right shoulder on 5/29/2015. He has not been released to come back to work since surgery on 5/29/2015.