Mining Incidents

Bardstown QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Haydon Holdings LLC
Bardstown, Nelson County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500028
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
2000–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A person was driving on state route 245 in Bardstown, apparently had a health issue and ran into our fencing.

2018 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking and stepped into a puddle where the left foot came into contact with a rock which twisted their left ankle.

Struck against a moving object

Non-employee was driving dump truck and passed out striking a telephone pole.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Stationary jaw die bolts were loose cut out old bolts with Air Arc wasn't wearing proper PPE and the slag rolled down arm into glove opening causing burn to right wrist.

Fall down stairs

Employee carried buckets or stone up some steps and spilled some stone on to the steps. On the way back down the employee slipped on said stones and fell on the steps injuring EE's low back on the steps.

2017 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Working on a wheel, hit ring with hammer and knocked it off and EE tried to grab it and it cut EE's right pinkie finger.

Fall from machine

Lack of Awareness of the employee's surroundings.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removing bolts from belly plate of a wheel loader and the torque multiplier on the wrench slipped making employee loose balance employee felt a pull in the groin area.

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

Employee from American Tire company was at our site breaking beads on a tire on our equipment (2872). The bead breaker smashed the middle finger on right hand between the piece of equipment and the hydraulic pusher resulting in 20 stitches. The finger was not broke and no ligaments are involved.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was making sure Drill Press drill bit was securely tightened. Right hand slipped causing contact with the drill bit and employee cut finger on right hand needing 3 stitches.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was assisting with maintenance and walked up a ladder to hand off a wrench. When EE was stepping back down EE felt pain in lower back.

2015 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was replacing V-belts on the dry screen feed conveyor and he was trying to loosen the speed reducer up so it would make it easier to slip the V-belts over the pulleys. He was using a pry bar approximately 30"" long to loosen up the turn buckle when the bar slipped out he smashed his finger between the pry bar and the hand rail on the man lift.

Fall from machine

Removing bed liner plate from haul truck with cutting torch. As he was cutting the plate with the torch, the plate flexed and hit his welding helmet and knocked him back onto the ground.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working out of a man lift basket. Harness protection was used. Removing old idlers with new ones. Body in awkward position to do so. Felt pain in shoulder then down right arm.

2014 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing rock from a conveyor. A large rock fell from the conveyor to the ground then ricocheted off another on the ground and hit employee's left leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was driving retaining pin form hydraulic hammer. A piece of rock was holding retaining in place broke off and impacted right eye.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee exited haul truck to remove rock from haul road. Employee picked up rock (approximately 15lbs) and carried it to the side of the road. As the employee was tossing the rock he heard and felt his right knee pop.

2009 · 2 incidents

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

Wrench mashed small finger, cut botom of first knuckle on right hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee opened engine access door during inspection and pulled lower back.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer to break rock loose from around primary crusher when the hammer scraped the back of his leg causing an abrasion in the leg calf area.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing bearing from housing of a shaker screen deck and hit his finger with a hammer. Injury resulted in sutures and broken finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off the back of a F350 Box Truck into a rut, sprained right ankle.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on bank, and while trying to break fall, fell on right arm, injuring right wrist. No restricted duty initially involved.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE HITTING A DRIVE SHAFT.

2000 · 1 incident

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

EE ENTERED OFFICE. WIND CAUGHT DOOR. WHEN EE REACHED BACK TO CLOSE DOOR WITH LEFT HAND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND JAMB.