Mining Incidents

Whitley County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donnie Hill; Tim Hill
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518832

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
24
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,768
proposed penalties
$10,768
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
2007 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,802 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,445 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,058 7 3 1725.0
2006 Q4 4,781 8 4 1673.3
2006 Q3 4,316 4 1 926.8
2006 Q2 3,412 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,786 5 2 1044.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

February 8, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitley County Stone, LLC · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEARING ROCK LODGED IN AN OPEN CHUTE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THREE 6" ROCKS. THE FIRST KNOCKED OFF HIS HARDHAT, THE SECOND GLANCED OFF HIS SHOULDER & THE THIRD STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD JUST ABOVE HIS EAR. THE WOUND REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE.