Mining Incidents

Rockcastle County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

MT. VERNON, Rockcastle County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518933

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2015–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
78
citations
24
significant & substantial
$11,050
proposed penalties
$11,050
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 5,175 1 0 193.2
2025 Q3 4,196 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,335 4 1 922.7
2025 Q1 3,857 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,081 1 0 196.8
2024 Q3 4,224 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,157 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,208 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

6 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 14, 2026 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockcastle Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Cleaning up and lifting-moving conveyor rollers strain sprain low back

2024 · 1 incident

August 21, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockcastle Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Back strain from installing roller on conveyor.

2022 · 2 incidents

May 25, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rockcastle Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip trip fall - employee was stepping backwards on ground removing a roller rod from the screen when EE tripped and fell cutting finger.

April 1, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockcastle Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAINTENANCE WORKER WAS USING A "COME ALONG" RATCHET STRAP TO PULL A TAIL PULLY AND THE STRAP SHIFTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES END OF FINGER AT NAIL TO BE MASHED

2016 · 1 incident

April 22, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hi-View, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Miner was on foot and walking in the travelled path of a caterpillar 980G loader during a period of heavy rainfall and overcast conditions and was struck by the loader bucket, resulting in a laceration to the scalp and a broken pelvis.

2015 · 1 incident

October 30, 2015 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hi-View, LLC · Struck by falling object

Removing torque on D400 Truck. Using 1/2 impact wrench to get bolts loose. Went to reposition to get to other bolts & lost grip on impact wrench. It fell hitting him on the right side of the head