Mining Incidents

GREYSTONE QUARRY AND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

R B S INC · Surface
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4600018

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2003–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
260
citations
66
significant & substantial
$91,838
proposed penalties
$53,326
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 7,937 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,964 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,908 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,725 8 3 916.9
2024 Q3 8,395 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,855 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,278 1 1 137.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

June 13, 2022 WV · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
R B S Inc · Struck against a moving object

Miner found with altered LOC with seat belt on in excavator. Miner bit the inside of their cheek

March 7, 2022 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R B S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was working on crusher when door accidentally closed mashing fingers

2019 · 1 incident

July 2, 2019 WV · Metal/Non-Metal jackhammer operator, chiphammer operator MACHINERY
R B S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was dislodging a rock from tracks of excavator and mashed thumb.

2017 · 1 incident

March 3, 2017 WV · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was dismounting equipment and stepped on errant, wind-blown debris causing a slip and fall with one foot on the ground. No first aid required, and work continued. On 7 March, miner complained of muscle spasm potentially related to prevoius injury, and was transported POV to ER for evaluation. Miner was advised to take it easy for a few days and prescribed muscle relaxer.

2011 · 1 incident

September 22, 2011 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall from machine

Working on Excavator and fell off machine twisting knee

2010 · 1 incident

November 17, 2010 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall from machine

Fell from portable crusher with injury to ribs

2009 · 2 incidents

October 23, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
R B S Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Reportable Hearing Loss

January 20, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Going up to shut belts off, slipped and fell on frozen ground.

2008 · 2 incidents

January 14, 2008 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R B S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Clearing frozen mud to open a door, the bar bounced off, resulting in my middle finger on left hand getting caught between the bar and screen, pinching my finger. First aid applied at scale house. After hours wound "looked bad", went to family doctor, where I received 5 stitches at about 8:00 PM.

January 10, 2008 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
R B S Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing Loss

2007 · 3 incidents

November 2, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
R B S Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standard Threshold Shift Hearling Loss

August 22, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing down ladder on portable crusher and strained back.

August 6, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Ratchet came out of socket causing EE to fall backward across screen motor on platform. Small cuts on left leg and left shoulder jammed as EE tried to catch his fall.

2006 · 1 incident

July 18, 2006 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R B S Inc · Fall from machine

Climbing down ladder of 966E loader and fell from broken step. Muscular tendon injury to left shoulder. No lost work. Miner did not report accident or see doctor until 12SEPT2006.

2005 · 1 incident

August 23, 2005 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
R B S Inc · Struck against a moving object

Broken seat in loader injured back from bouncing up and down.

2003 · 1 incident

June 25, 2003 WV · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
R B S Inc · No Value Found

ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO EMPLOYEES.