ROMNEY QUARRY AND MILL
Metal/Non-Metal
Hampshire County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603071
ROMNEY QUARRY AND MILL has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1996
- Latest incident
- Aug 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
significant & substantial
$1,216
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 241 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
ROMNEY QUARRY AND MILL has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
7 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-12-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2001 Q4 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 |
260 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 |
260 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
1996 · 2 incidents
August 1, 1996
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Romney Stone Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK USING A PRY BAR. WHEN ROCK SHIFTER THE PRY BAR STRUCK THE EE IN THE GROIN CAUSING CONTUSION AND HERNIA.
February 2, 1996
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Romney Stone Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SCALE DECK WITH TRUCK PARKED ON SCALE. TRUCK BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD HIS RIGHT LEG WAS RUN OVER BY TRUCKS RIGHT FRONT TIRE.
1992 · 1 incident
July 6, 1992
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Romney Stone Quarry Inc · Fall onto or against objects
A LARGE ROCK HAD JAMMED THE DRIVE BELT ON A CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY. WHEN THE INJURED DISLODGED THE ROCK HE FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE CONVEYOR & STRUCK MATERIAL ON THE CONVEYOR BELT BEHIND HIM RESUL TING IN AN ACUTESPRAIN & CONTUSION TO THE LOWER BACK (L-S SPINE) ABSENCE OF BACK STOP ON GEAR REDUCER LET CONVEYOR DRIFT BAKCWARD WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY LOSING BALANCE.
1989 · 1 incident
October 4, 1989
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
Romney Stone Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS BREAKING BOULDERS W/ DROP BALL MOUNTED ON CRAWLER CRANE A SHAND OF ROCK APPROX 2" X 3" WAS PROPELLED AGAINST THE FRONT OF OPERATORS CAB WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO BREAK THROUGH THE 1 /4" PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD AND STUCK THE OPERATOR ON HIS CHIN LACERATING SAME SUTURING WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND
1988 · 1 incident
August 10, 1988
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Romney Stone Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK FROM PRIMARY UNIT WITH PRY BAR. THIS PROCEDURE HAD BEEN OFTEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY SAME OPERATOR WITHOUT INCIDEN T & PRESCENSE OR ABSENCE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT WAS NOT CONTIBUTING FACTOR.
1983 · 1 incident
December 30, 1983
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aurora Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE LIFTED A CHUNK OF FROZEN STONE OUT OF TRUCK BED.
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