Mining Incidents

Lexington Quarry CompanyMetal/Nonmetal

Lexington, Jessamine County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1506264
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Fall from machine

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

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF TRUCK LANDING ON A LOW SPOT IN THE GROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST KNEE

2018 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was changing rollers and loosening the overs gathering tail pulley and strained shoulder. Didn't feel pain initially but became worse over the course of a couple days.

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

Two employees were in a man lift basket replacing a return roller. When the employees moved the weight shifted causing the man lift basket to shift. This shift caused the employee's finger to get pinched between the basket and conveyor frame

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee had just completed normal routine belt splicing tasks and was exiting an aerial lift. He stepped out of the lift and his foot landed on a rock. He twisted his ankle on the rock causing him to fall to the ground.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was scaling for loose rock. Rock fell down and caught loading hose causing hose to become entangled around his left arm and jerked it.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on screens when he turned and twisted his left ankle and bruised his right elbow.

2009 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was checking sensor on belt. EE stepped over handrail onto a beam. A wire nut had came off sensor and when he touched sensor it shocked him causing ee to fall approx. 15 feet.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE noticed rock jam in crusher. EE stopped crusher to remove rock. He picked up rock (about 30 lbs) and later felt back pain in lower back.

Fall from machine

Ee was getting out of truck when he missed the second step. When his foot hit the mine floor causing him to twist right knee.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting conveyor belt with knife when knife slipped cutting EE's right thumb requiring seven stitches.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was cleaning conveyor belt and stepped off belt onto platform. EE fell into a hole in platform causing dislocation of ee's right shoulder.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE WAS GOING OVER A HILL WITH A CRANE THAT HIT THE SIDE OF A BERM INJURING HIS FOREHEAD & LEFT HAND

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.