Mining Incidents

Dix River Stone Metal/Non-Metal

The Allen Company, Inc · Underground
Controlled by Allen Company Inc
Lancaster, Garrard County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518389

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
167
citations
48
significant & substantial
$43,109
proposed penalties
$12,166
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 6,780 1 0 147.5
2025 Q2 7,031 7 0 995.6
2024 Q4 5,280 2 1 378.8
2024 Q3 4,991 1 0 200.4
2024 Q2 3,728 1 0 268.2
2024 Q1 4,403 1 0 227.1
2023 Q4 4,672 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,486 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

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

October 16, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Allen Company, Inc · Fall from machine

EE was exiting from EE's truck at the end of shift, EE missed the bottom step causing EE to fall in the ten pile hitting the back of EE's head.

2023 · 1 incident

December 28, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Allen Company, Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee stated they had clocked out and as they were leaving the office, they fell going down the concrete steps outside the office landing on both knees.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 28, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dix River Stone · Struck by falling object

SLUFF ROCK FELL FROM FACE HITTING EE ON SHOULDERIN POWDER MONKEY BUCKET TRUCK. ROCK FIRST HIT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

August 28, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dix River Stone · Struck by falling object

APPROX. 30 LB ROCK SLUFFED OFF WALL, FELL INTO POWER MONKEY BUCKET WITH TWO DYN. MEN. ONE CUT HIS HEAD THRU HARD HT (5 STITCHES) & STRATCHED BACK.