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DON C. RUSHING: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Rockport, IN, Spencer County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1504272

DON C. RUSHING has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,573
proposed penalties
$5,955
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $618 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mulzer Crushed Stone, A CRH Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
843
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: 843 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DON C. RUSHING has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $453 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.2%
significant & substantial
5.8%
high negligence or reckless
19.2%
reasonably likely or greater
34.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.9% none, 9.6% low, 82.7% moderate, 5.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 75%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 25%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
58%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $453 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 2025-12-08.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2026-0015 Settlement Young 2026 $920 → $453
KENT 2025-0065 Dismissal Paez 2025 $151 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2026-06-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg12
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Show the individual readings (20)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2026-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2023-12-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2023-12-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2021-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2021-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2021-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-03-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2018-03-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2018-03-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2017-02-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-02-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-02-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-06-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 10 0.03 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-06-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.36 10 0.04 Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2010-06-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2001-08-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-08-01 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Dredge/Barge Operator
2001-08-01 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Dredge/Barge 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
  1. Yager Materials LLC 1950 to 2019
  2. Yager Materials Corp. 2019 to 2024
  3. Mulzer Crushed Stone, A CRH Company 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 4
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 5
2018 5
2017 5
2016 5
2015 5
2014 5
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 4
2009 4
2008 4
2007 4
2006 4
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

DON C. RUSHING sits in Spencer County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Spencer County, Kentucky · Population 19,875
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$98,333
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 3,540 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,524 1 0 396.2
2025 Q4 2,761 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,714 3 0 1105.4
2025 Q2 2,118 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,349 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,347 4 1 1704.3
2024 Q3 2,742 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,635 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,696 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,531 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,649 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,655 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,810 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,574 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,833 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,999 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,446 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,609 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,367 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,623 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,602 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,623 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,366 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,771 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,542 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,551 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,620 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,687 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,616 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,676 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,553 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,722 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,347 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,751 1 0 363.5
2017 Q2 2,731 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,673 1 0 374.1
2016 Q4 2,059 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,546 2 2 785.5
2016 Q2 2,827 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,575 3 1 1165.0
2015 Q4 3,078 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,304 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,087 1 0 323.9
2015 Q1 2,541 1 0 393.5
2014 Q4 2,406 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,778 1 0 360.0
2014 Q2 2,849 1 0 351.0
2014 Q1 2,555 3 0 1174.2
2013 Q4 2,701 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,503 1 0 399.5
2013 Q2 2,017 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,456 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,713 2 0 737.2
2012 Q3 2,615 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,052 1 0 327.7
2012 Q1 2,429 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,547 2 2 785.2
2011 Q3 2,616 4 0 1529.1
2011 Q2 2,964 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,433 1 0 411.0
2010 Q4 2,728 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,627 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,663 2 0 751.0
2010 Q1 1,881 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,918 1 0 342.7
2009 Q2 2,537 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,791 2 0 1116.7
2008 Q4 2,408 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,482 8 3 3223.2
2008 Q2 2,383 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,460 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,519 2 0 794.0
2007 Q3 2,639 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,770 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,620 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,457 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,596 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,671 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,252 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,644 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,696 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,465 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,475 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,663 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,634 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,530 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,331 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,044 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,345 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,498 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,217 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,594 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,093 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,813 2 1 711.0
2001 Q2 2,389 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,262 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,538 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,638 2 1 549.8
2000 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,022 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

February 22, 2012 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Yager Materials LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kneeling/squatting a lot and noticed soreness in the ball of left foot. Condition worsened with slight swelling on 2/24/2012.

February 16, 2012 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving hubs weighing approximately 85 pounds and felt pain in back.

1996 · 1 incident

July 9, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yager Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GEAR OFF A ANCHOR WINCH WHEN THE GEAR SLIPT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO PINCH HIS RIGHT INDEX FIGNER BETWEEN THE TWO GEARS. THE FINGER WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT HAS SOME SKIN MI SSING.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials LLC · Fall from ladders

EE WAS STANDING ON A 6 FT LADDER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED OFF THE LADDER.

May 30, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING NEXT TO THE SHAKER SCREEN WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL.

1992 · 1 incident

April 20, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS TAKING FACE WIRE OFF BARGE. DURING DREDGING FROM RIVER, WALKWAY BECOME WET AS WATER DRAINS FROM DREDGED AMTERIAL. AS EE WAS TAKING FACE WIRE OFF, HE SLIPPED.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 7, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN SHAKER ON TOP OF DREDGE. AS HE PULLED ON SCREEN, HE TWISTED HIS BODY, PULLING MUSCLES IN LOWER RIGHT RIB CAGE AREA.

October 8, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yager Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANCHOR WINCH MOTOR ON DREDGE HAD BROKEN EMPL USING STERN WINCH TO RAISE ANCHOR.HAD ATTACHED CHAIN TO CABLE SHACKLE TO RAISE ANCHOR.SHACKLE BROKE AND CHAIN SNAPPED BACK HITTING EMPL ON RIGHT SH IN.

1989 · 1 incident

June 30, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yager Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL LOWERING SAND CHUTE ON DREDGE.WHEN BRAKE RELEASED ON WINCH,DOG WASNT IN AND WINCH HANDLE SPUN AROUND HITTING EMPL ON LEFT ARM BRUISING AREM AND FX WRIST.