Mining Incidents

Bernhard Oppermann Metal/Non-Metal

Nugent Sand Company · Surface
Louisville, Jefferson County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1506279

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,312
proposed penalties
$1,300
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 8,295 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,334 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,096 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,110 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,605 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,840 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

5 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 22, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Nugent Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While overseeing a maintenance job, the manager was checking the crews progress of reinstalling the impeller. The manager placed a hand on the pump shell to look around the back side. The hoist tool shifted onto manager's hand causing crushing injury to left ring finger.

2017 · 1 incident

February 28, 2017 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

Was lifting old top box from roof and lacerated web of left hand between ring and pinky finger, had gloves on.

2001 · 2 incidents

May 11, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TAKING A PIECE OF PIPE UP TO TANK AND WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER EE. EE TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO A PIECE OF STEEL OVERHEAD, EXTENDING OUT INTO WALKWAY.

January 13, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING CRANK HANDLE ON COARSE SAND BELT TO REPOSITION CHUTE. HANDLE WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED, BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN RIGHT SIDE.

2000 · 1 incident