Mining Incidents

Tunnel Ridge, LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: P24507
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
503
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2009–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
3,402
citations
679
significant & substantial
$1,986,602
proposed penalties
$1,732,502
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $254,100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
1,554
inspections on record
64,636
inspection hours
5.3
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.
3,402 citations across 64,636 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2.0M
proposed penalties
$1.7M
current assessed
$1.7M
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
3,309 assessments are final orders; 66 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
11
2025
31
2024
35
2023
49
2022
40 (1f)
2021
32
2020
23
2019
36
2018
26
2017
19
2016
33
2015
26
2014
26
2013
31
2012
42
2011
22
2010
9
2009
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 17, 2022 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tunnel Ridge, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A miner was fatally injured when the supply car on which they were sitting was struck by a locomotive, causing them to fall where they were crushed between the coupler and deck of the supply car.

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