Mining Incidents

BATTLETOWN QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Battletown, Meade County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500040
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Miner was refueling a haul truck, using a ladder to access the fuel receptacle. While descending the ladder, the minor lost footing and missed a rung and landed on the right ankle causing a sprain.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to cut a zip tie with a razor knife. Knife was in right hand and EE was holding zip tie with left. The knife slipped and lacerated the EE's left palm.

2025 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Mechanic was using a pry bar to straighten a bearing on a dog bone on a CAT 777 when the pry bar slipped and the dog bone fell cutting EE's finger.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Barge loader was moving a piece of cable. Pulled back while pulling to move cable.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was ascending an access ladder to the right-hand side of a 992K Cat loader to check engine fluid levels. Their left hand slipped on the wet hand hold on the ladder, they used their right arm to correct the fall. In the process they aggravated a previous non work shoulder injury.

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was in process of removing a speed reducer from the head pulley of a conveyor due to it failing. After removing the bolts from the moment coupling, the employees were unbolting the reducer from the mounting frame when it suddenly fell over crushing an employee's left foot and breaking their right arm, right thumb, and right finger.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was putting materials (motor Sheaves) on a wooden pallet when material rolled on to right ring finger mashing and cutting it.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was in haul truck receiving a full load of waste material from loader when a large rock rolled to the right side of the inside of the bed causing the truck rocked back and forth

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D9 dozer pushing off the overburden dump. When backing up, the dozer ran over a large rock which caused the back of the dozer to rise and then fall over the large rock.

2020 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was welding grizzly rack for structural repairs and received welding flash to right eye.

Struck by flying object

Employee was working routine work and it was a very windy day. Dust/dirt particles blew behind EE's safety glasses into EE's eye.

2019 · 8 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking and tripped on frozen ground from tire travel tracks. Employee failed to have proper awareness of surroundings

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was attempting to climb up ladder to haul truck at start of shift.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee using grinder broke thumb. Should have used vice to hold metal prior to grinding.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee not following procedure climbed 6' ladder that was not level, employee was not wearing PPE gloves, the ladder tipped and employee cut finger.

Struck by falling object

Employee was lifting hammer lift assembly without help. Equipment too heavy for one person. Employee stated was angry with co-worker so didn't follow procedure. The hammer assembly slipped hit right big toe. Employee has language barrier. EE didn't inform us of the accident until investigation was launched on 8-13-19.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got finger caught between screen and guard.

Struck by flying object

Employee was trying to dislodge a rock from the primary crusher with a 30lb jack hammer when a piece of rock struck EE in left wrist and arm knocking EE backwards.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE noticed winch cable had slack and was hanging down the side of dock. EE grabbed a pole to try to grab cable and move it to proper side of gavel. The winch cable was activated causing the cable to jump the gavel striking EE on the outside of left knee.

2018 · 1 incident

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking near river bank feeling with foot to determine edge of bank. Once employee felt employee located it employee knelt down to feel with hand the ground gave way and employee fell about 10 feet.

2016 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Began work and was fueling up the excavator. When fueling was complete stepped off the excavator onto a step, slipped and fell to the ground on EE's right elbow.

2015 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

It was stated that the accident happened on 12/29/2015 but not reported until 1/8/2016. Was hooking water hose to fill up the water truck and tripped over wooden blocks and lost his balance. Says he aggravated his left shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was washing out from under the crusher platform using a water hose and spray nozzle to clean out build-up that had accumulated over the last week. While doing so the water hose burst causing the hose to whip and splashed mud and debris in his face and right eye.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was engaged in loading barge when dropped a rope into river. He became very angry with himself, hit building with hand which resulted in broken bone in hand.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing into 777D truck, when he slipped, grabbed onto the handrails and strained his left shoulder.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

employee was attempting to free frozen material from a chute with a sledge hammer and a prybar. The employee mis-hit the prybar and struck the index finger of his left hand against a piece of angle iron on top of the hopper.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing coupling from from barges. Cable had a twist in it and when employee grabbed it twisted his right arm.

2004 · 1 incident

No Value Found

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS TO HIS JOB SITE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE STATES RODS FELL AND CAUGHT ROD CLAMPS, FOOT PEDAL RELEASE, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO BACK IN UPWARD POSITION WITH EXTREME FORCE.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS OVERSEEING CORE DRILLING OPERATION. HE ATTEMPTED TO ALERT DRILLER BY STEPPING ONTO PLATFORM, PLATFORM WAS MUDDY & HE SLIPPED. HE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RT. RING FINGER AGAINST A DRILL LIF TER, CUTTING IT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING FLOOR GRATE IN RECLAIRE TUNNEL, STEPPED BACKWARD AND TWISTED BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WORKS LOADING BARGES. HE WAS POSITIONING MIMSELF TO THROW A ROPE TO ANOTHER BARGE, WHEN THE ROPE CAUGHT ON A CLEAT OF THE BARGE. THE RESULT WAS A SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.