Mining Incidents

Drakes Creek Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Armada Materials LLC
Franklin, Simpson County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519714

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2017–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
54
citations
19
significant & substantial
$35,390
proposed penalties
$34,786
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 2,930 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,429 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,088 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 310 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,126 3 0 959.7
2022 Q2 11,531 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 11,076 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 13,266 3 3 226.1
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

2021 · 1 incident

May 14, 2021 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Drakes Creek Holding, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was standing on top of a 3'-4' berm to see where employee was pushing dirt with a bulldozer. Employee slipped on a rock & broke right ankle.

2020 · 1 incident

September 1, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Drakes Creek Holding, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Loader in pit, mucking out shot. Operator dismounted seat. When operator remounted they fastened seat belt and began to dig. Unfastened seat belt to readjust. Large rock slipped out of bucket while they adjusted the belt. Operator was tossed forward slightly, striking forehead into rops bar. Inflicted gash on forehead. Five stitches needed. Miner returned to work next day.

2019 · 1 incident

November 8, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman POWERED HAULAGE
Drakes Creek Holding, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

IE was scraping dust from underneath a conveyor. IE did not shut door & lock out the conveyor as required. Conveyor belt pulled sleeve & IE's left hand into the roller & mashed it.

2017 · 1 incident

August 8, 2017 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drakes Creek Holding, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking on the ground around base of crusher at the plant. Employee was looking up at quarry foreman & plant operator. Employee stepped backwards on a rock & lost balance. Employee fell down & right lower back landed on another rock, approx. size of softball.