Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Moving rock to other end of saw horses so the other end could be edged.
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone: 54 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2010
- Latest incident
- Jun 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
13
significant & substantial
$10,025
proposed penalties
$8,826
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,199 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
416
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 416 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-10-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.24.1%
significant & substantial
18.5%
high negligence or reckless
24.1%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 64.8% moderate, 18.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
69%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $400 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-05-01.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEVA 2008-1039M | Settlement | Barbour | 2011 | $1K → $400 |
| WEVA20030110M | Settlement | Zielinski | 2003 | $771 → $470 |
| WEVA20030223M | Settlement | Melick | 2003 | $195 → $146 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2009-06-24, 17 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.50%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz21 over
- Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Show the individual readings (8)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1.00 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2009-06-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2009-06-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 1.45 | 0.10 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2009-06-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2009-06-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2000 | 17 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,020 | 3 | 1 | 2941.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 789 | 5 | 3 | 6337.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 978 | 4 | 1 | 4090.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q4 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,189 | 3 | 1 | 2523.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,092 | 6 | 0 | 5494.5 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,400 | 2 | 0 | 833.3 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,071 | 9 | 0 | 4345.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,118 | 1 | 0 | 894.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 495 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,449 | 1 | 0 | 690.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,078 | 2 | 1 | 1855.3 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,205 | 11 | 4 | 4988.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,169 | 1 | 0 | 239.9 |
| 2002 Q1 | 865 | 1 | 0 | 1156.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,180 | 2 | 2 | 1694.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,372 | 2 | 0 | 1457.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2008 · 2 incidents
August 26, 2008
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Driving haul truck. Not using mirrors to back up.
May 30, 2008
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
He was moving a rock turned wrong and injured his back.
2007 · 1 incident
July 23, 2007
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc · Flash burns (welding)
He was watching the welder. He was told by the welder and two other employes not to watch it.
2001 · 1 incident
Muddy Creek Mountain Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING CLIMBING OFF EXCAVATOR TO TALK TO THE OWNER, CAUGHT HIS GLOVED HAND ON A BRACKET, CUT LITTLE FINGER.