Mining Incidents

Butler QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by John F Steele Jr
Butler, Pendleton County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500030
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
37
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

37 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Material slid and fell striking employee's left leg/knee.

2023 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee twisted knee on right leg when slippery conditions caused employee to lose footing on CO9 chute while washing out CO8 conveyor.

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

Employee was using a pry-bar to dislodge a rock at the chute at CO5. The pry-bar slipped and smashed EE's little left finger between the pry-bar and another rock. After employee was evaluated by a physician it has been determined EE's finger is fractured.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to bend light back out after it had been bent previously by someone else. Pipe wrench slipped and hit other hand that was on the boom injuring EE's finger.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

pulling up piece of cat walk with chain hoist, employee had stopped applying pressure the neck of hoist on end of chain broke allowing hoist to strike employee in face. employee was taken by supervisor to concentra received 3 staples and 2 stitches facial contusion, laceration of lip, contusion of head, scalp laceration was given work restrictions.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Was adjusting strap on pipe slid and made contact with employee's left hand. Employee was seen at E R on 9/10/20 missed work on 9/11/20 and returned to duty on 9/12/20

2019 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stepped out of truck to retrieve ticket slipped caught foot between rail on scale and step of truck resulting in lumbar strain ee was put on restricted duty 02/28/2019 I was notified of this accident on 02/28/2019 by ee HR director ee is an over the road dump truck driver employed by mine

2017 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

operating the 914 loader doing cleanup hit rough spot jamming back

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee wrote that they were cutting a belt with the utility knife when it slipped off of the belt and punctured leg. Employee went to St. Elizabeth Health care and received four stiches, returned back to work Monday when scheduled. No lost time occurred. Accident occurred at 9:10 pm employee started work at 2:00pm.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee crouched on one knee cutting a recoil spring. Spring popped causing employee to jump back on left foot spraining foot.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning out chute of the C 0 3 belt line while doing that his back froze up and started to hurt

2014 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

The injured said that he was cleaning up tunnel #4. He had finished hosing the tunnel and was dragging the hose with him as he left. He tripped on a rock and fell forward into the superstructure of the conveyor in the tunnel. The injured fell face first into a piece of angle iron on the conveyor, striking his mouth. He broke 8 teeth and his lower jaw.

Fall from machine

Injured was exiting the water truck and slipped from the top step because of material built up on steps. Injured slipped approximately 4 feet and twisted his left ankle when he landed.

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured miner was attempting to move a rock with another miner who had wedged a jackhammer under the rock. The miner removed the jackhammer and the rock fell back to the ground smashing the injured miner' s right hand, fracturing his middle and ring finger.

2011 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer truck had arrived at the quarry and was being loaded his first load of the morning. Notified his employer that he was having chest discomfort. His employer sent him to mine office.

2009 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

IW was working near primary screening operation. A large rock came off screen and hit IW on head. He was wearing hard hat and the suspension system in hard compressed and when it did it lacerated IW scalp

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW was assisting co-worker in preparing steel for welding, when a piece of rust came off of metal and went into left eye.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW was attempting to free a cable by kicking the cable

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW was cutting down tree with chainsaw, the tree fell into second tree causing first tree to kick back, hitting chainsaw and making the chainsaw hit employees right leg.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

IW was closing drawer on file cabinet, drawer hung up, won't slide in and IW lifted right side of drawer and felt something ""pop"" in her left arm.

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

While using a spud bar to clean out the syntron at Plant #1, the spud bar slipped causing the injured worker's left index finger to be pinched between the bar and the roof.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a belt.

2007 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IW's left little finger was smashed between two gears.

Struck by flying object

Injured worker was in the proximity of another maintenance worker, who was grinding on steel plate.

Struck against stationary object

IW walked into a protruding piece of steel that was stacked on a service truck.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exhibiting signs of breathing difficulty; he was having difficulty standing and moving/slurring his speech. BP was taken: 220/124. No injury on job just an onset of these conditions. High blood pressure was a pre-existing condition/he was taken to the nearest hospital by Hilltop personnel and admitted. He was released 4/19/07 w/ a rtw release of 4/23/07.

Fall onto or against objects

IW WAS REPLACING SCREENING MEDIA AND SLIPPED DOWN DISCHARGE CHUTE

Struck by flying object

Grinding steel plate to remove slag.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

moving a piece of 1/4"" plate steel; slipped from grip and fell on right foot

Struck by falling object

moving a piece of 1/4"" plate steel; slipped from grip and fell on right foot

2005 · 1 incident

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

IW was stndng on the lft side of the trlr. The drvr chked the side mirror, he saw IW begin to walk away from the trlr. The drvr then noticed a pu truck approaching on the rt side. The drvr looked to see that the pu was not pulng in front of him. He then began to pull fwd. While pulng fwd he rechckd his mirrors and saw IW falling to the grnd. The drvr stopped the truck.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was loading a steel plate onto the flatbed welding truck with a helper. The plate twisted and fell onto his finger, mashing and cutting the last knuckle area of his finger.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER'S FEEDER FLOOR UTILIZING A SHORT SPUD BAR AND A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. HOLDING BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HOLDING THE HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, EE WOULD STRIKE BAR WITH HAMMER TO DISLODGE MATERIAL. EE MISSED BAR WITH HAMMER HEAD AND INSTEAD PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN END OFBAR AND HAMMER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FUELING TANKS ON FUEL TRUCK AND HAD FINISHED ONE COMPARTMENT. WHEN CLOSING LID, HE PINCHED RT MIDDLE FINGER AT NAIL BETWEEN LID AND MAIN BODY. EE REPORTED IT IMMEDIATELY BUT IT REQUIRED NO FIRST AID AT TIME. LATER ON EE SAW MORE BLOODDRAINED FROM UNDER NAIL. EE DID NOT MENTION THIS ON VISIT UNTIL 5-23-02, DR'S OFFICE DID NOT SEND ANY INFO UNTIL 5-28-02.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING STOCKPILE TRUCK AT #1 PLANT WHEN COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN. HE BELIEVES THAT MOTION/RIDE OF TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN LOWER BACK. EE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR BUT NO CONCLUSIVE RES ULTS WERE MADE. ON 6-4-02 EE CALLED IN & SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT BE IN (BACK WAS HURTING) & GOING TO DR'S OFFICE. DR SAYS HAS ABNORMALITY CALLED SPONDYLOLYSIS. MISSED 1 DAY.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE S PLANT WAS IDLED THEREFORE EE WAS SENT WITH WATERTRUCK TO PIT TO WASH OUT RADIATOR OF FRONT END LOADER. EE RAISED RIGHT REAR COMPARTMENT HOOD AND TOOK WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT RADIATOR. AS E E WAS BENT OVER INTO COMPARTMENT THE HOOD LOWERED AND HIT HER IN THE HEAD AND BACK. EE SAID SHE WAS ALLRIGHT EE FIRST MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS ON 6-5-00 BUT A DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS TO CAUSE NOT M

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

EE WENT TO CLEAN CHUTE THAT STOPPED UP AT 610 PLANT EE WAS USING A BAR (METAL BAR APPROX 6'LONG APPROX 15LBS IN WT ONE END IS FLATTENEND SPAD TO&OTHER IS TAMPING END)TO CLEAN HOLE. UPON COMPLE TION HE PUT BAR DOWN WITH SPADE END DOWN WITH R IGHT HAND AS HE LET GO BAR SLID THRU BARGRATING FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE BAR CAUGHT RIGHT PINKLFINGER AGAINST HANDRAIL CUTTING SKIN