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July 26, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Lexington Quarry · Underground · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Lexington Quarry Company (Sterling Enterprises Inc; The Allen Company Inc)

Jessamine County, KY

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

Employee evacuated truck on mine ramp and hit head on ramp floor causing serious head injury. *EE died on 3/19/2024.

Final MSHA investigation

On July 26, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Kyle Pennington, a 24 year-old miner with over four years of mining experience, was seriously injured when he lost control of a pickup truck while driving up a slope. Pennington passed away on March 19, 2024, due to complications from injuries sustained during the accident.The accident occurred because the mine operator did not correct the defective service brake in a timely manner before it created a hazard to Pennington.

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Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Getting On Or Off Equipment
Subunit / location: SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 4 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220232160023 · Mine ID 1506264 Trainer view →