Mining Incidents

Maysville Dredging Company: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Mason County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504264

Maysville Dredging Company has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Maysville Dredging Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 6
1986 10
1985 37
1984 36
1983 31
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Maysville Dredging Company sits in Mason County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Mason County, Kentucky · Population 16,995
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$51,473
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maysville Dredging Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS MOVING 6IN WATER PUMP OFF EDGE OF WORK BARGE THE STAND FELL AND CAUGHT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND

September 23, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Maysville Dredging Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ENGINE BLEW UP THROWING GREASE ON DECK CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS I.NAME WAS IN PROCESS OF TURNING OFF ENGINE BECAUSE OF RUTRUPTURED OIL LINE

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1984 · 2 incidents

June 16, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maysville Dredging Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TRYING TO PULL START A WATER PUMP. PUMP RICOCHED BACK PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER & ARM.

1983 · 3 incidents

October 3, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Maysville Dredging Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

NONE

May 23, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maysville Dredging Company · Struck by flying object

REQUESTED NARR FROM COMPANY 8-23-83.FORM INCL FOR WORK COMP- PUTTING CHAIN GUARD ON PUGMILL WITH METAL CREEN.