Mining Incidents

Inwood Quarry Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Inwood Quarry Inc · Surface
Controlled by D L Morgan Jr
Inwood, Berkeley County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4602119

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2003–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
161
citations
36
significant & substantial
$40,975
proposed penalties
$32,758
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 7,846 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,905 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,057 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,271 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,521 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,318 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,477 2 1 235.9
2024 Q1 9,303 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

July 18, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck against stationary object

While replacing pivots in the scales, I was holding pivot in place adn began to hammer. Hand slipped forward and hit it with hammer in turn pushing hand into pivot. Pivot had been coated with antiseize and grease.

January 15, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Inwood Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injury was attempting to clear a jammed belt on conveyor C-16. While it was running a attempted to grab a rock from between the scraper and belt when his glove was caught by the belt and pulled his rt index finger between the belt and scraper and took the skin off the inside of his finger and blackened his nail. He had a remote to stop conveyor

2008 · 1 incident

August 4, 2008 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning hardened material from log washer with a digging bar and struck the backside of his hand on angle iron cross supports cutting his hand between the 3rd and 4th fingers of his right hand.

2007 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

Cutting a hole in an electric panel with a sabre saw, he received an eye injury from a metal shaving.

January 16, 2007 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

Flipping blow bars in telesmith 5252 HSI impactor. While loosening one of the bars the wedge dropped and was caught causing the mechanics middle finger to get cut. He got 5 stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

October 2, 2006 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The chute between conveyors C-1 and C-2 clogged from flat rocks. Two workers were cleaning the chute from the top. IE went to the discharge end of the chute and was using his feet to dislodge the flat rocks. The rocks came loose and hit his legs.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2005 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Inwood Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR OF TRUCK #337 WAS FUELING HAUL TRUCK. SHE STEPPED FROM TRUCK CATWALK TO FUEL TANK CONTAINMENT WALL AND TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE.

August 16, 2005 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inwood Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a boom cylinder from a Cat 988B Company #210. The mechanic was driving the top pin out of the cylinder and boom arm. The cylinder caught the drift and pinched his left palm (under pinky finger) against the cylinder eye. He got 8 stitches and a tetanus shot.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2003 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Inwood Quarry Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS MOVING TIRES FROM STORAGE TO SERVICE TRUCK. HE FELL WHILE ROLLING TIRE OUT OF BUILDING. HE HAD ABRASIONS ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS FROM THE TIRE. HE STAYED AT QUARRY UNTIL 3:00 PM CHANGING T IRE. WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF HE WANTED MEDICAL ATTENTION, HE SAID NO HE WAS OK.

July 10, 2003 WV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Inwood Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK DUMPED IN PRIMARY PLANT, RETURNING TO PIT TO BE LOADED. TRAVELED TO RIGHT SIDE OF HAUL ROAD ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN. WENT 75 YARDS TO BOTTOM OF GRADE. JUMPED A STONE PILE AT INTERSECTION TO R IGHT SIDE TURNED INTO BERM. CAB LAYED AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON LEFT SIDE OF CAB. MINER HAD LACERATIONS ON SCALP FROM HITTING CAB INTERIOR & COMPLAINED THAT BOTH SHOULDERS HURT. PARAMEDICS SAID H