Mining Incidents

Richmond Road QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Lexington, Fayette County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500107
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered by mine management. The fall was reported because it impeded travel. The mine is currently in a non producing status.

2009 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

No accident occurred. Customer truck driver was complaining about chest pains and cold chills. Ambulance was called and transferred driver to emergency room, and there they determined that driver was not having a heart attack.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

The facility was hosting an open house for the local neighborhood, when the injured was attempting to go to the porto potty, when she slipped and fell.

2006 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

While conducting the fourteen day inspection of the emergency hoist, the wire rope cable broke allowing the basket to fall

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to move an oxygen cylinder by lifting at the cap. The cap came off, striking EE in his mouth and his front teeth.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was operating a front end loader and as he descended the ladder, he encountered a sharp pain in his right knee as he stepped to the ground. Medical attention on 12/27/04.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS MOVING A CHUTE ON THE #2 DIESTER SCREEN & STRAINED HIS LT. UPPER BACK AROUND HIS SHOULDER BLADE.

2000 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

THE EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CONE CRUSHER AND STEPPED ON A PICK & HE SLIPPED & FELL. AS HE FELL FORWARD HE HIT HIS NOSE ON THE HAND RAIL

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS MOVING DIRT & EE WAS UNAWARE CONCRETE WASUNDER DIRT AS HE LIFTED DIRT THE BOBCAT HE WAS OPERATING WENT FORWARD & JARRED HIM. HE SUFFERED STRAIN TO HIS ABDOMEN & CONTUSION TO SCROTUM M.

Struck by flying object

INJ EE WAS GREASING HIS LOADER WITH GREASE GUN WHEN LINE RUPTURED CAUSING GREASE TO GO INTO HISHAND