Mercer Stone Company · Struck against a moving object
While pushing snow/dirt employee backed off a 17-foot wall in D8T CAT Dozer. Employee was removed from dozer and attended to until EMS arrived.
Mercer Stone Company Metal/Non-Metal
Mercer Stone Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Mark Mathis
Harrodsburg, KY,
Mercer County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500067
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2011–2025
- Latest incident
- Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
35
significant & substantial
$19,751
proposed penalties
$19,751
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,884 | 1 | 0 | 204.8 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,462 | 1 | 0 | 134.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,669 | 4 | 2 | 705.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,502 | 1 | 0 | 153.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 2 incidents
August 29, 2022
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mercer Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRYING TO MOVE A PUMP WITH GIN POLE. THE CHAIN ON THE GIN POLE BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES.
August 29, 2022
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mercer Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Trying to move pump using a gin pole. The chain broke and hit the employees.
2011 · 1 incident
August 26, 2011
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercer Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured slipped cleaning rock from chute. Said he twisted right knee but it was not hurting enough for attention. On 11/9/11 injured said knee was bothering him and went to Dr. Dr. told him to give it time and it may heal itself. Continued to hurt, returned to Dr on 2/29/12, Dr scheduled medical procedure, on 2/29/12, management became aware of the reportable injury.