Hodgesville, Upshur County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608714
Ryanstone No. 2 Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1999–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
122
citations
39
significant & substantial
$11,460
proposed penalties
$9,917
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,543 gap.
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.
122 citations across 1,390 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ryanstone No. 2 Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-03-04.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Ryanstone No. 2 Mine shows 89% of 131 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2002-08-26, 24 years ago
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
131
samples
3.73
dust max (mg/m3)
74 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 57 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Ryanstone No. 2 Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2003
10
2002
21
34,487
2001
1
2000
22
153,290
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ryanstone No. 2 Mine sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
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
2003 Q1
3,664
1
1
272.9
2002 Q4
14,791
7
2
473.3
2002 Q3
16,925
13
1
768.1
2002 Q1
282
8
0
28368.8
2001 Q4
311
20
10
64308.7
2001 Q3
489
21
7
42944.8
2001 Q2
655
20
8
30534.4
2001 Q1
831
8
2
9627.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4
9,139
3
1
328.3
2000 Q3
12,150
13
5
1070.0
2000 Q2
11,208
5
1
446.1
2000 Q1
10,735
1
1
93.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2002 · 2 incidents
August 11, 2002WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Ryanstone Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ASSISTING OTHER ROOF BOLT CREW- HAD HIS LT. HAND LAYING ON THE STATIONARY PART OF THE ROOF BOLTER. WHEN THE OPERATOR HIT THE EXTENTION HANDLE TO SLIDE THE HEAD BACK IN, IT MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TRAY & BODY OF THE BOLTER. BROKEN FINGER AND TORN LIGAMENTS ON THAT FINGER.
January 4, 2002WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bishoff Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SUPPLY CAR WITH A KERSEY TRACTOR. WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE PIN OUT OF THE TONGUE OF THE SUPPLY CAR HE SMASHED HIS FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 11:30 AM ON 07/27/01 ON 1 EAST MAIN 3 BLOCKS INBY SPAD 117 IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 5 ENTRY AND 6 ENTRY. THIS AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF FOR 1 YR BECAUSE OF A BROW HANGING. THE AREA WAS MINED ON 8/16/99, THE FALL WAS 6'HIGH, 16'WIDE, 15'LONG. SUPPORTED BY 6' FULLY GROUNDED RESIN BOLTS, CRIBS, CROSSBAKS.
June 28, 2001WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT A "GOBED OUT" ROCK BELT UNDER THE RAW CAOL SCREEN. WHILE HE WAS STANDING UP ON THE BELT, THE BELT BROKE AND HE FELL INTO THE GOB, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE BARR IER.
June 18, 2001WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING #2 SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE WHEEL UNIT BOLTS BROKE OFF LETTING THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT BOTTOM, INJURING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE DID NOT MISS WORK OR REPORT PROBLEMS UNTIL 4/30.
April 12, 2001WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS CUTTING A CONVER OFF WITH THE MINER, WHO A PEACE OF SULPHUR BALL CAME BACK AND HIT HIM INT HE RIGHT THIGH.
March 1, 2001WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Bishoff Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS OPERATING THE #3 SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 2 EAST SECTIONS. HE HAD LOADED HIS FIRST LOAD OF COAL AT THE MINER. HE WAS GOING TO THE FEEDER TO UNLOAD. HE WAS TRAMMING TO THE FEEDER, HE WAS AWARE THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS STICKY TO TRAM GOING TO THEFEEDER. HE GOT TO THE FEEDER AND UNLOADED THE LOAD OF COAL. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT TO TURN AROUND, THE SHUTTLE CAR JUMPED ACROSS THE FEEDER, PINC
February 28, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS OPERATING #1 SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 2 EAST SECTION TO THE BELT ENTRY. THERE WAS BELT STRUCTURE STORED UP BY THE RIB. THE TIP OF THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND HIT EE ON THE RI GHT SHOULDER, BRUISING HIS SHOULDER. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-6-01.
February 1, 2001WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER AND CUT A XCUT THRU. WHEN THE RIPPERS CUTH THRU, EITHER THE TIP OFF OF A BIT OR A PIECE OFF A HEAD OF A BOLT, FLEW BACK AND HIT EE IN THE UPPER LIP, CUTTING THE LIP INSAIDE AND OUT.
January 11, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON 2 EAST SECTION RIGHT PANEL WHEN A ROCK FELL ON THE CANOPY THE ROCK WAS 2'X4'X6" WHEN IT HIT THE CANOPY IT BROKE INTO & HIT EE ON THE RIGHT LEG & ANKLE
2000 · 3 incidents
August 14, 2000WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE WAS MINING THE CROSSCUT FROM #4 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY. AFTER HE HAD FINISHED MINING THE B RUN, HE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE PLACE, WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 2:20 PM ON 02-08-2000 IN #4 ENTRY 60 FT. INBY SPAD NO. 20 A 3-WAY INTERSECTION. THIS AREA WAS MINED JAN 1, 1999. THE ROOF SUPPORT WAS 6' AND 7' TORQUE TENSION ROOF BOL TS WITH 5" X 11' STRAPS. THE FALL WAS 16' WIDE, 16' LONG, 12' HIGH.
1999 · 3 incidents
December 20, 1999WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS KNEELED DOWN IN THE SCOOP BUCKET HAULING ROCK OUT FOR THE ROCK DUSTER WHEN THE SS SCOOP BEGAN TO MOVE IT WENT INTO HIGH TRAM CAUSING HIM BACKWARDS AND LANDING ON HIS BACK ON SEAT.ON 8/1 1/99 HE WENT AND HAD HIS BACK CHECKED HE WORKED UNTIL 8/19/99 AND WENT INTO HOSP WITH BACK SPASM
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND JULY 17 AT APPROX. 100 PM THE FALL WAS TEN FT LONG, TEN FEET WIDE AND EIGHT FEET HIGH. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH SIX FOOT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS AND WAS MINED JAN 1999. I T WAS IN #2 ENTRY OR THE SOUTH MAINS, JUST INBY SPAD #28. THE AREA WAS CLEANED UP AND CANOPIED.