Ridgewood Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL WAS CLEANING UNDER VIBRATING SCREEN WHEN DIGGING WITH SHOVEL PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS HANGING UNDER SCREEN CUT EMPL'S FINGER & KNUCKLE.
Spillway Site: 1 reportable incident Coal
Ridgewood Mining Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Fourway Participation Company B V
MSHA Mine ID: 3607720
Spillway Site has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Ownership history
- Revere Coal Reclamation Inc 1985 to 1987
- Uniontech Partners Inc 1987 to 1989
- Ridgewood Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 19,443 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1,027 |
| 1986 | 1 | 3,275 |
| 1985 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Spillway Site sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.