Mining Incidents

Cheat River Limestone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Greer Industries Inc · Underground
Rowlesburg, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4601563

Cheat River Limestone Company has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–2016
Latest incident
Jan 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
247
citations
69
significant & substantial
$71,164
proposed penalties
$68,471
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,693 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
121
inspections on record
3,961
inspection hours
6.2
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.
247 citations across 3,961 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cheat River Limestone Company has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$71K
proposed penalties
$68K
current assessed
$68K
paid to date
$26
outstanding
243 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 9,148 7 4 765.2
2022 Q2 8,608 2 0 232.3
2022 Q1 8,443 6 0 710.6
2021 Q4 9,468 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,518 1 0 105.1
2021 Q2 9,099 4 0 439.6
2021 Q1 9,142 1 0 109.4
2020 Q4 9,269 0 0 0.0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 9,933 1 0 100.7
2020 Q2 4,775 1 0 209.4
2020 Q1 10,358 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,010 6 1 665.9
2019 Q3 11,626 3 1 258.0
2019 Q2 8,532 1 0 117.2
2019 Q1 10,178 3 1 294.8
2018 Q4 8,565 3 0 350.3
2018 Q3 8,312 6 0 721.8
2018 Q2 2,974 4 0 1345.0
2018 Q1 1,329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,860 1 0 537.6
2017 Q3 8,410 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,444 2 1 268.7
2017 Q1 7,670 4 0 521.5
2016 Q4 7,522 2 0 265.9
2016 Q3 10,294 4 2 388.6
2016 Q2 10,009 4 1 399.6
2016 Q1 7,033 2 0 284.4
2015 Q4 8,655 3 1 346.6
2015 Q3 6,197 1 0 161.4
2015 Q2 7,341 4 0 544.9
2015 Q1 5,606 1 0 178.4
2014 Q4 7,962 4 0 502.4
2014 Q3 7,012 1 0 142.6
2014 Q2 4,503 12 7 2664.9
2014 Q1 2,910 4 0 1374.6
2013 Q4 3,784 5 1 1321.4
2013 Q3 4,179 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,776 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,416 4 2 1171.0
2012 Q4 3,072 2 2 651.0
2012 Q3 4,400 6 0 1363.6
2012 Q2 3,858 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,351 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,417 4 1 905.6
2011 Q3 3,671 4 4 1089.6
2011 Q2 3,976 2 0 503.0
2011 Q1 2,728 3 0 1099.7
2010 Q4 4,328 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,169 1 0 239.9
2010 Q2 4,354 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,942 3 0 1544.8
2009 Q4 3,328 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,485 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,408 3 0 880.3
2009 Q1 2,063 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,327 2 0 601.1
2008 Q3 3,488 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,938 1 1 253.9
2008 Q1 3,095 2 0 646.2
2007 Q4 3,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,131 4 0 1877.1
2007 Q2 208 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,642 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 427 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 379 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,724 12 3 4405.3
2005 Q3 7,237 10 6 1381.8
2005 Q2 8,377 5 4 596.9
2005 Q1 6,839 1 1 146.2
2004 Q4 10,081 4 2 396.8
2004 Q3 9,280 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,453 4 3 473.2
2004 Q1 6,261 2 0 319.4
2003 Q4 6,308 3 0 475.6
2003 Q3 12,345 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,886 2 0 202.3
2003 Q1 8,358 2 0 239.3
2002 Q4 10,472 10 5 954.9
2002 Q3 12,985 2 1 154.0
2002 Q2 16,448 6 0 364.8
2002 Q1 12,836 5 1 389.5
2001 Q4 12,591 5 1 397.1
2001 Q3 13,154 3 0 228.1
2001 Q2 8,581 4 0 466.1
2001 Q1 7,241 4 1 552.4
2000 Q4 11,569 4 1 345.8
2000 Q3 12,628 4 3 316.8
2000 Q2 11,442 5 4 437.0
2000 Q1 11,903 6 3 504.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2016 · 1 incident

January 28, 2016 WV · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greer Industries Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The employee was cleaning the windshield on #1088 Gradall. Employee lost balance, broke through the safety chain on the catwalk and fell 5 feet to the ground. The result of the fall was a lumbar contusion and a cut to employee's right hand.

2015 · 3 incidents

July 3, 2015 WV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Greer Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Drilling holes in ceiling by hand causing injury to right arm and shoulder.

April 14, 2015 WV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greer Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was moving a 55 gal drum of oil in the shop. Employee slipped on a 5-gal bucket lid. Employee fell backward onto floor. Drum fell beside his leg. Causing bruising on leg and back strain.

February 18, 2015 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greer Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After climbing off of the front end loader to move some vehicles the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground.

2011 · 1 incident

June 21, 2011 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Greer Industries Inc · Fall from machine

Truck #2 while backing up to the dump area, the trucks braking systems failed and the truck began rolling foward. The truck traveled down the road approx. 50 yard and the driver jumped out, the truck cont. down the road about 40 yard hit the berm and then turned onto its right side.

2009 · 2 incidents

December 7, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greer Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While exiting the office building the employee slipped on some ice at the bottom of the stairs off the concrete pad.

October 21, 2009 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Greer Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

While walking around the hi-lift, the employee stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

April 9, 2005 WV · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was guiding cylinder into place with a come along in 773B Cat truck. While jacking into place, cable around cylinder slipped & caught fingers between cable & ride cylinder. Cable had total weight of cylinder. Avulsion of 2nd finger on right hand to first knuckle & fracture of 3rd finger.

2001 · 1 incident

September 5, 2001 WV · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from machine

SLIPPED ON STEP OF GRADEALL SCALER WHEN GETTING OFF BOTTOM STEP BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

2000 · 1 incident

February 1, 2000 WV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE MAINT. SHOP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICE. AS HE FELL HE STATES THAT HIS LEFT KNEE FOLDED UNDER HIS BODY.

1999 · 2 incidents

1998 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1998 WV · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HYDRAULIC JACK STEM AND IT'S MOUNTING BRACKET. LEFT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER AMPUTATED.

November 30, 1998 WV · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HURT LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK WHILE PRYING ON ROCK WITH PRY BAR.

April 20, 1998 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

1997 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING BLASTING AGENT INTO HOPPER. HURTING LOWER BACK/LEFT SIDE.

February 24, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED HIS ARM ON ANGLE IRON THAT HOLDS UP HAND RAIL CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM NEXT TO ELBOW. REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

1996 · 1 incident

October 1, 1996 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE SEEDING SLOPES ON NEW HAUL ROAD. NO WORK DAYS WERE LOST UNTIL HE HAD AN OPERATIONB TO REPAIR THE TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS KNEE. DATE 2/17/97. HE WILL BE OFF 4 TO 5 WEEKS TO HEAL.

1995 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 3 incidents

September 24, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HAND SCALING FACE. A ROCK FELL AND HIT VICTIM'S LEFT ARM. HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WORK BASKET AND THE ROCK.

September 24, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

HOIST ON DUMP TRUCK CAME APART WHILE DUMPING WITH THE BED 90% TO THE TOP.THE BED FELL AND JARRED THE TRUCK AND SHOOK UP THE DRIVER CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

May 25, 1992 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK INJURY WHILE CLIMBING TO DECK OF BASKET TRUCK.

1989 · 1 incident

August 9, 1989 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED R HAND WITH SCALING BAR WHILE HELPER MOVED BASKET TO ANOTHER LOCATION THIS HAPPENED DURING A ROUTINE HAND SCALING OF A FACE

1987 · 1 incident

January 29, 1987 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME PICKED U1 A OXYGEN TANK TO LOAD IT IN A TRUCK TO TAKE UP TO THE MINES WHILE LIFTING THE TANK HE INJURED HIS BACK

1983 · 4 incidents

October 3, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLOCK UNDER AN AIR COMPRESSOR TONGUE BEING REPAIRED BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE RIGHT FOREARM LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURED BONE IN THE FOOT

July 6, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TURNING BELTLINE BY DRIVE BELTS.EMPL DIDNT LET LOOSE BELT IN TIME AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELTS AND SHEAVE.

April 18, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADED TRUCK DOWN SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN ENGINE FAILED. LOST BRAKES AND STEERING. EMPLOYEE ENGAGED MAX. BRAKES WHICH SLOWED TRUCK DOWN. EMPLOYEE SAW TRUCK WAS GOING TO HIT A RIB. EMPLOYEE BECOME EXCITED AND JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

April 12, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenbrier Aggregates Inc · Fall from piled material

WATERING SHOT STORE PILE OF #20 FACE FOR DUST CONTROL.WALKED FROM TOP OF PILE TO RETURN TO WATER TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE SIDEWAYS.

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