Mining Incidents

Princeton Quarry And MillMetal/Nonmetal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Princeton, Caldwell County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516739
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2011 · 1 incident

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

Mechanic removing bin out of top shelf of service truck tool box. Had both hands on each side of bin while pulling it out. When the back portion of the bin came out it dropped and smashed his left hand pinky finger between the bin and the shelf of the tool box. Received 10 stitches to his left pinky finger.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee sitting in haul truck in pit. Piece of foreign material entered right eye and scratched cornea.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE had begun walking from his company service vehicle on ground level within the secondary plant of the surface portion of the mine when he landed on a 1"" size rock causing his left knee to twist. He experienced discomfort immediately, went to the company doctor and ultimately was diagnosed with torn cartilage in the knee. He is on light duty until completing surgery.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER & NECK