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River Ridge Coal Inc: 1 recorded fatality operator

Controlled by NSM PLC

MSHA operator ID: P21131

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 11
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1991–1994

Top causes

EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1994

1993

1992

4 (1f)

1991

Mines on record

Surface No 1 Mines WV

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

February 1, 1992 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

FLYROCK HIT BLASTER CAUSING FATAL UPPER BODY INJURY.

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Where River Ridge Coal Inc stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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