Ridgeline Coal, LLC operator
Controlled by
David A Wright
MSHA operator ID: 0089445
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2016–2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
136
citations
29
significant & substantial
$51,153
proposed penalties
$42,463
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,690 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
75
inspections on record
4,901
inspection hours
2.8
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.136 citations across 4,901 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.$51K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2022
1
2016
1
Mines on record
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