Blue Licks Stone: 17 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Ky Field Stone LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
John E Schwartz; Eli Schwartz; Jonas Schwartz
MSHA Mine ID: 1519883
Blue Licks Stone has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
17
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,539
proposed penalties
$2,539
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
16
inspections on record
303
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 303 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blue Licks Stone has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $266 in penalties contested before the Commission, $133 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.11.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
11.8%
reasonably likely or greater
5.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.5% low, 76.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 50%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$266 proposed, $133 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2022-09-11.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2022-0126 | Settlement | Sullivan | 2023 | $266 → $133 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-09-18
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (4)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2025-09-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.9 | 0.97 | 0.93 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2022-05-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2022-05-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Olde World Stone LLC 2020 to 2025
- Kentucky Field Stone LLC 2025 to 2025
- Ky Field Stone LLC 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Blue Licks Stone sits in Robertson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Robertson County, Kentucky · Population 2,239
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,337
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 5,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 4,630 | 3 | 0 | 647.9 |
| 2025 Q4 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,340 | 1 | 0 | 230.4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,490 | 3 | 0 | 859.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,400 | 3 | 1 | 882.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,650 | 2 | 1 | 547.9 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,170 | 2 | 0 | 630.9 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,920 | 2 | 0 | 684.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,700 | 1 | 0 | 588.2 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.