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Carico Ridge Auger: 3 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Carico Ridge Auger is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Dickenson County, Virginia, operated by Big D Enterprises, Inc with 5 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4609052). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 3 citations and orders there with $6,212 in proposed penalties, and 2 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4609052
- Status
- Active since April 29, 2026
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Dickenson County, Virginia
- Nearest town
- Nora
- Operator
- Big D Enterprises, Inc
- Employees
- 5
- MSHA field office
- Norton VA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 3
- Significant and substantial
- 2 (66.7%)
- Closure orders
- 2
- High negligence or reckless
- 2
- Proposed penalties
- $6,212
- Amount paid so far
- $168
- Inspections
- 13
- Inspector hours on site
- 93
- Citations per inspection
- 0.23 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 2
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- June 22, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | $168 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $6,044 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Carico Ridge Auger
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 48.28 | Training of miners | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1000 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1501 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Carico Ridge Auger
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Carico Ridge Auger describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Carico Ridge Auger
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Dickenson County, Virginia
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Mine 41 | Paramont Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 397 | 790 |
| Deep Mine 44 | Paramont Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 17 | 523 |
| Mine #9 | Clas Coal Company Inc. | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 26 | 350 |
| McClure River Plant | Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 76 | 124 |
| Deep Mine 46 | Paramont Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 70 | 72 |
| 88 Strip | Paramont Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 114 | 47 |
| Carico Ridge Strip | Big D Enterprises, Inc | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 5 | 44 |
| Mill Creek No. 1 Surface | Appalachian Development | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 3 | 26 |
| Long Branch Surface Mine | Paramont Contura, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 18 |
| Baden #1 | A & G Coal Corporation | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 11 |
| Red Onion No. 1 | Pmo Virginia LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 4 |
| Carico Ridge Mine | Triple H. Fuels, Inc. | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 4 |
| Nora Preparation Plant | Wellmore Coal Company, LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 2 |
| M & M Energy LLC | M & M Energy LLC | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 1 |
| Dismal Upper Banner #1 | Banner Company | Dickenson County, VA | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.