Mining Incidents

Apex Materials, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Apex Materials, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Roger D Meuth
Crofton, Christian County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518478

Apex Materials, LLC has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
169
citations
69
significant & substantial
$82,449
proposed penalties
$10,790
paid to date
13% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $71,659 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
49
inspections on record
737
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 737 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Apex Materials, LLC has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59K outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$82K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$59K
outstanding
159 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-02-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 500 2 1 4000.0
2013 Q4 5,025 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,484 0 0 0.0
Show 41 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 5,424 3 1 553.1
2013 Q1 4,772 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 8,285 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,977 1 0 335.9
2012 Q2 2,073 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q2 185 1 0 5405.4
2011 Q1 1,657 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,330 16 8 6867.0
2010 Q3 2,736 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,345 11 5 4690.8
2010 Q1 1,964 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,553 9 0 2533.1
2009 Q3 3,441 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,043 11 1 10546.5
2009 Q1 2,069 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,946 10 2 2534.2
2008 Q3 3,896 8 7 2053.4
2008 Q2 4,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,028 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,212 37 19 8784.4
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 810 1 0 1234.6
2005 Q4 1,119 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,030 10 8 3300.3
2005 Q2 3,700 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,446 5 2 1451.0
2004 Q4 2,354 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,809 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,390 9 4 2654.9
2004 Q1 4,182 15 2 3586.8
2003 Q4 2,583 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,109 7 4 1703.6
2003 Q1 2,765 7 3 2531.6
2002 Q4 3,896 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,041 2 0 494.9
2002 Q2 1,927 4 2 2075.8
2002 Q1 2,506 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

May 3, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOT OUT OF TRACKHOE, WENT TO CLOSE DOOR AND CAUGHT FINGER ON HANDRAIL.

January 14, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Quarry LLC · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF CAB ON CATWALK AND SLIPPED OFF MACHINE.

2004 · 1 incident

March 22, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Apex Quarry LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carpal tunnel

2003 · 1 incident

January 22, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apex Quarry LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

CATWALK BROKE WHEN OPERATOR STEPPED ON IT.

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