South Ridge Mine #1 UK has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
14
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,170
proposed penalties
$1,170
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 232 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
South Ridge Mine #1 UK has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-03.
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.
MSHA sampling at South Ridge Mine #1 UK shows 81% of 21 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: 2001-07-19, 25 years ago
81%
within 1.5 mg/m3
21
samples
7.68
dust max (mg/m3)
8 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 13 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.
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)
2002
0
2001
26
13,736
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
South Ridge Mine #1 UK sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
7,495
3
2
400.3
2001 Q2
2,160
11
4
5092.6
2001 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2001 · 3 incidents
July 17, 2001WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HE WAS HELPING PUT BEARINGS IN CENTER SECTION OFA UNIHAULER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTA-POWER TO PRESS THE BEARINGS IN PLACE. THE VICTIMWAS WATCHING THE BEARINGS TO SEE IF THEY WERE MO VING. THE BEARINGS SHOT OUT AND STRUCK HIM.
HE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER MEN SET 3X8 HEADER HE WAS HOLDING OVER END OF THE HEADER UP WHILE THE OTHERMEN SET THE LEG ONT HE OTHER END. THE HEADER AND LEG SLIPPED LETTING THE HEADER COME DOWN HITT ING HIM.