High Ridge Mining, LLC operator
Controlled by
Bill C Smith
MSHA operator ID: 0126413
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2017–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
160
citations
32
significant & substantial
$34,114
proposed penalties
$30,364
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,750 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
68
inspections on record
2,568
inspection hours
6.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.160 citations across 2,568 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$34K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- STRIKING OR BUMPING 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2017
1
Mines on record
- Plant No. 1 KY
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