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Asphalt-Stone Company: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Christian County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1505414

MSHA record for Asphalt-Stone Company (mine ID 1505414). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Asphalt-Stone Company 1950 to 1988
  2. Asphalt-Stone Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Asphalt-Stone Company sits in Christian County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Christian County, Kentucky · Population 72,599
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,190
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 1 incident

November 20, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Asphalt-Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CRUSHER, TRYING TO GET A HUNG ROCK OUT WITH A WEDGE WHEN THE ROCK CAME OUT CAUSING THE WEDGE TO COME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD OVER LEFT EYE, KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE OUT. SINCE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED OUT, HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY X=RAYED SKULL AND DID CAT SCAN FINDING NO SERIOUS INJURIES.

1988 · 3 incidents

August 22, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Asphalt-Stone Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS CLEANING THE OIL DISTRIBUTOR WITH A STEAM CLEANER. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, THE PRESSURE FROM THE CLEANER KNOCKED THE GLASSES OFF AND CLEANER WENT IN HIS EYES.

July 28, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Asphalt-Stone Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN HIS HAND, HITTING ROCKS OUR OF A GRISSLY. AT THE TIME HE SHIFTED HIS BODY, HE WENT DOWN AND SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING CLICKED IN HIS BACK.

February 16, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Asphalt-Stone Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS WELDING ON CONVEYOR BELT AT STONE PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE EMPL WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE FROM EYE AND AFTER CONTINUED IRRITATION HE WENT TO DR FOR REMOVAL

1985 · 1 incident

September 12, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asphalt-Stone Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A BELT AND IT CAME OFF AND HIT A MOTOR AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT.