Mining Incidents

LYNWOOD QUARRY: 1 MSHA citation Metal/Non-Metal

Waco Stone · Surface
Controlled by I L Morris
Pocahontas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604215

LYNWOOD QUARRY has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1990–1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LYNWOOD QUARRY has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Seneca Quarries Inc 1950 to 1996
  2. Waco Stone 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LYNWOOD QUARRY sits in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pocahontas County, West Virginia · Population 7,855
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,200
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1998 · 1 incident

September 16, 1998 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Waco Stone · Struck by flying object

WAS USING CUTTING TORCH AND SPARK/METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE

1997 · 4 incidents

December 10, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waco Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING METAL PRYBAR TO LOOSEN A CHAIN WHEN IT SLIPPED, CUT LEF TINDEX FINGER ON SHHARP EDGE ON THE BAR.

June 16, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waco Stone · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GUARD FELL ON FINGERS WHEN MOVING AND PINCHED FINGERS AGAINST PULLEY.

January 7, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waco Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER.

January 3, 1997 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Waco Stone · Struck by flying object

WAS OEPRATIGN CRUSHSR ROCK BECAME JAMMEDIN HOPPR PUTTING CABLE AROUND TO PULL OUT WHEN A SLIVER OF ROCK FLEW BACKC AND HIT RIGHT CHEEK.

1994 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON BRAKE LINE ON WELDER TRUCK. WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

April 5, 1994 WV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT SCREEN BOX TO INSTALL JACK UNDER.

1991 · 1 incident

March 7, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Seneca Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS PRYING ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER A SMALL ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT IN FOREHEAD.

1990 · 1 incident

July 27, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seneca Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING=ROCK CAUGHT IN CRUSHER, BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND CRUSHER.