Mining Incidents

Boone QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Rogers Group Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
Verona, Gallatin County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518068
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
54
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
Struck against stationary object

Still under investigation. ** The miner was operating a loaded 40 ton articulated haul truck down a slope when the truck went out of control and hit a rib. The cab section overturned. The victim was ejected from the truck. **

Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS ON A BELT CONVEYOR TO CUT OFF A LOOSE PIECE OF BELT. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE GROUND BELOW. HE DIED ON JANUARY 11, 2011. HARD FROST THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. FAILED TO WEAR COMPANY SUPPLIED SAFETY HARNESS.

Reportable incidents

52 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off a piece of equipment and rolled ankle

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a skidsteer when it lost power and began to slide. Employee jumped for the equipment causing a sprain in employee's knee.

2024 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee ran equipment while it was overheating.

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

Employee was cleaning chute when pressure washer hose got loose and smashed employee's finger against the rail, causing a laceration

Struck against a moving object

Injured worker was driving down into the mine shaft and the brakes went out in the truck EE was driving. EE hit a wall to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of EE and the truck flipped upside down.

Struck by falling object

Employee suffered a laceration to their arm, hand scaling a heading.

2023 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee dropped a piece of flat steel on ankle causing a contusion to the right lower leg/ankle.

Fall from machine

Employee missed the step exiting the loader and fell.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a screen and tripped.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee struck right thumb with hammer causing open fracture

2021 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

Loose rock in slope

Struck by falling object

Employee was hand scaling and loose rock fell and struck EE's hand, creating small laceration on left hand.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee states the controls on the Powder Monkey basket malfunctioned and pinned employee against the ceiling bruising their ribs.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Night shift employee was lifting a metal plate out of the third level dump hopper. As EE was attempting to pick the plate up EE felt a sharp pain in the lower back. EE then reported the incident to the supervisor. EE was taken to a nearby medical center where EE was treated for lower back muscle strain.

2019 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kneeling on conveyor belt and slipped, EE rolled off into the frame work where EE's leg got caught.

Struck by flying object

Employee was using hammer to remove steel coupler from drill and a piece of the coupler splintered off and lodged in employees right index finger.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling rock and felt a pain in the abdomen. Incident reported 02/04/2019.

2018 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated got thumb nail caught on a piece of the structure.

Struck against a moving object

Employee attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out. EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was a passenger in a UTV when the operator attempted to bypass an area in the roadway that was washed out, EE misjudged causing the vehicle to roll on to itself.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated EE bent over to pick a box up and felt a pain above the belly button.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was replacing tickets in the ticket box. When EE turned to go back to the scale house, EE slipped and fell on rocks, causing laceration to left knee requiring 7 stitches.

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was pushing a roof bolt when a rock came down and struck wrist, resulting in a laceration on left wrist.

Fall onto or against objects

Replacing conveyor belt on number four conveyor in the equipment slope. Employee tripped and fell into the conveyor frame causing injury to right eyebrow. (Cut 10 stitches)

2014 · 1 incident

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

Employee scaled down a rock 2""x2""x1/2"", rock hit the bar and caught employee's finger between the bar and handrail of the Roof Bolter.

2013 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing down the ladder of the front end loader (980K Cat) when his foot slipped off the bottom rung causing him to sprain his right thumb/hand we he grabbed the handrail to stop a fall.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was using a pry bar to trip the door on a transfer chute located at level 2 crushing plant. As he was prying in a downward motion, the pry bar slipped causing him to fall injuring his neck. Note: Employee was working on the ground level near the chute.

Fall from machine

After checking the coolant and air filter box for the pre-shift inspection of the Jumbo Drill, she slipped and fell to the ground when dismounting the drill. The employee landed on the her left side and injured her left lower back.

2012 · 5 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee hit a bump while driving the haul truck and felt a sharp pain in the right side of neck.

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

Employee was parked on a small grade. The drill was raised on jacks. He exited the drill and had his arm resting on the door frame of the drill. The door closed, striking the employee on the arm.

Struck by falling object

Employee was hand scaling the face from the bucket approx. 18' above the floor. When a ""key"" stone was dislodged, a piece of the face rolled over. It struck the pry bar and the bucket that the employee was standing in.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee bent to pick up the guard to replace on tail pulley after cleaning. When he lifted the guard from the ground he strained his back.

Fall from machine

Employee lost footing exiting the rear of the service truck while starting the air compressor mounted on the back of the truck. The employee injured left knee.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Pushing roof bolts in ceiling. Small rock fell off of face and cut hand.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Mechanic was grinding on steel when personal grinder exploded, came apart and cut upper right thigh.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Brake failed on WA 500 loader and rolled back 75' - 100' on slope hitting fuel truck.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

She got out of forman truck and slipped and fell when she was walking to her hall truck

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states that while lifting hydralic motor from a tool box, he experienced pain in right side. Has not seen the doctor yet, so severity of injury is unknown at this point.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE ON THE MINE PROPERTY & LOST CONTROL. EE SLID INTO A BERM & ROLLED THE TRUCK. HE WAS NOT ON DUTY AT THIS TIME & HE WAS NOT OPERATING A COMPANY VEHICLE. EE WAS DRIVING IN AN AREA THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS GETTING READY TO LOAD EXPLOSIVES AND ROCK FELL FROM FACE AREA HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CENTER PIN ON DRILL BOOM BROKE CAUSING BOOM ON DRILL TO LET GO WHILE RAISING STEEL OUT OF HOLE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE CLEANING OUT @ PREPARATION TO PRIME A HOLE, ROCK SLIDE FROM ABOVE THE HOLE CUTTING HIS RT.HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE STEPPED (ALLEGES) BACKWARD OFF DUMP TRUCK WHILE CHANGING OUT WINDSHIELD WIPER, LANDING ON HEELS OF FEET.

2001 · 5 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS SCALING THE ROOF AT HEADING WHEN HOSE DEVELOPED A LEAK. IT FLOWED DOWN ARM CAUSING EQ TO ARC/SPARK. EE REACTED BY JUMPING OFF OF EQUIP AND FALLING, INJURING HIS L. ELBOW AND L. CALF MUS CLE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION GOING TO SHOP AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 16' DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE HEADING WHICH RESULTED IN LOWER BACK LUMBAR STRAIN. ORIG DR REPORT STATED EE WAS TO RETURN TO WORK 8-13-01 ON 8-15-01. HE R ETURNED TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO BE OFF WORK UNTIL 8-22-01.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING OFF FACE HEADING N-16 FOR DRILL HOLES TO BE DRILLED. ROCK FELL FROM FACE AREA AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER - STEPPED ON ROCK THAT MOVED CAUSING FALL - BROKE ANKLE.

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE LIFTING 50LBBAGS OF NITRATE ON POWDER MONKEY. EMPLOYEE WILL BE OFF WORK UNTIL 11/30/00.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM ROADWAY BY HAND, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A POP COMING FROMHIS SHOULDER AREA, EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLAINING OF INJURY, WAS SENT TO CARROL COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. DOCTOR REQUESTED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH THE JACK-LEG-DRILL, THE DRILL VIBRATED OFF OF STAND, STRIKING RIGHT LEG. LACERATION ON BOTTOM RIGHT LEG (3-4 STITCHES). BRUISED RIGHT KNEE. (SEE ATTACHED NARRATI VE.)

Struck against a moving object

ON 3-1-2000, EMPLOYEE ADVISED HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN, AND THAT THE 950G LOADER WAS BOUNCING HIM AROUND CAUSING THE PAIN. ON 3-2 THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DEPT. DR REPORTED HE HAD RIGHT INGUINAL STRAIN.