Mining Incidents

Dredge Miss Kate Metal/Non-Metal

Nugent Sand Company · Surface
Louisville, Jefferson County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1512473

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
4
significant & substantial
$6,692
proposed penalties
$6,692
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 12,423 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,556 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,147 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,931 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,108 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,971 1 0 83.5
2024 Q2 11,562 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,768 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

17 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 10, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on crane barge, knocking board off of pallet with sledge hammer, board broke and hit in the mouth

2024 · 1 incident

October 7, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While putting bolts in pipe flange in ladder on dredge. Holding a bolt when another employee hits it with a hammer. The hammer slipped and struck right pointer finger.

2020 · 1 incident

February 3, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The top row of paddles was installed on dual log-washer shafts. While using a pipe wrench to turn shaft for additional paddle installation the unbalanced weight of the shafts caused the shafts to rotate quickly, the quick rotation caused the pipe wrench to turn with the shaft, pinning employee's wrists between the pipe wrench the adjacent metal enclosure.

2018 · 1 incident

March 1, 2018 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nugent Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

Repairing the log washer, walking to the job and fell into. Received laceration to head, and scrapes on both legs.

2016 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

storing the 2" X 100 ft water hose used to wash the dredge deck and barges. As ee was pulling the charged hose, ee twisted and felt a sudden lower back pain.

February 11, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by falling object

Replacing fitting elbow near sweco shaker from the catwalk. the person holding it dropped it the other tried to catch and smashed left pinky finger

2015 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2015 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Port deck at gravel conveyor hand wench. Moved conveyor flap out, dogged it off handle at hand wench struck the foreman above his left eye.

January 29, 2015 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by falling object

Dredge mining winter repair - replacing and realign #3 sand screw liner plate - weight 300-400 lbs. was 4' X 8" X 1/4" steel. Dropping liner plate into screw box landing on hand of employee.

2014 · 1 incident

April 1, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nugent Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

Was putting wire rope on gravel barge and the wind took off, pushed the barge and the wire rope got tight, knocked him to the deck of the dredge and landed on right shoulder. Compensated till 4-5-14 then MRI (4-14-14) to rule out fracture or tear

2011 · 1 incident

August 23, 2011 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Nugent Sand Company · Flash burns (electric)

Was tightening lugs in the starter box, box blew out.

2010 · 1 incident

June 14, 2010 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nugent Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Lifting chute on the front of the sweeco shaker with a come along. Slipped and caught finger on the Sweeco trough.

2007 · 1 incident

February 27, 2007 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nugent Sand Company · Fall from machine

EE was welding a brace on logwasher. EE placed 6' (2x8) board on 3rd rung of ladder and guardrail of logwasher, (unsecured)for platform. Scaffold board slid, causing him to lose his balance and fall into the logwasher, approx 44" from bottom of the board.

2006 · 1 incident

September 8, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting the flipper door out on conveyor. As he was turning the handle, the pulley broke, handle spun out of employee's hand and handle struck employee in the forehead.

2005 · 1 incident

June 18, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Nugent Sand Company · Struck by flying object

OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARGE WITH WINCH. AS BARGE WAS MOVING THE WINCH CABLE UNEXPECTEDLY CAME OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEGS

2003 · 1 incident

October 6, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PLACING A CABLE ONTO THE QUARTER CAULE OF A TOWING BARGE, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PERFORM HIS TASK HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

February 2, 2002 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A METAL PLATE ONTO DREDGE PIPE. PLATE SLIPPED & SMASHED ONE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS.

2001 · 1 incident

October 16, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING HUBS FOR GRAVEL SCREEN DOWN STEPS TO BE PUT IN JON BOAT. EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE OF HIS INJURY UNTIL 10-25-01.