Mining Incidents

Drake #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Stanton, Powell County, KY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1500169

Drake #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1985–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,731
proposed penalties
$1,731
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
488
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: 488 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Drake #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-02-13.
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
2025 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 1 0 1000000.0
2016 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1 1 0 1000000.0
2012 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 1 1 1000000.0
2011 Q4 1 1 0 1000000.0
2011 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1 2 0 2000000.0
2008 Q3 1 1 0 1000000.0
2008 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 594 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 773 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 863 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 642 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 857 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,199 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,454 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,663 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,664 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,672 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,617 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,986 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,978 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,818 3 1 1650.2
2003 Q3 1,882 1 0 531.3
2003 Q2 1,245 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,242 1 0 805.2
2002 Q4 1,034 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,478 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,307 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,418 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,289 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,162 1 0 860.6
2001 Q2 1,151 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,191 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,165 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,133 6 1 5295.7
2000 Q2 1,183 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

September 6, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Forterra Brick, LLC · Fall from machine

Mack dump truck was being used to haul raw material to the grinding room stockpile. EE was exiting the truck when his foot slipped and he fell to the ground (fractured rib).

1997 · 1 incident

April 14, 1997 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sipple Brick Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECURRENCE OF REPORT DATED 2-21-95. LAST DAY WORKED 4-14-97.

1995 · 1 incident

February 16, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Sipple Brick Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECURRENCE OF REPORT DATED 10-11-94. LAST DAY WORKED 2-16-95. SCHEDULED TO BE OFF UNTIL 3-3-95.

1994 · 1 incident

August 8, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Sipple Brick Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAD BEEN TREATING BACK FOR ARTHRITIS FOR SOME TIME. AS HE RODE ALONG THE PIT ROAD ON 8-8-94 HE EXPERIENCED PAIN FROM HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR SUSPECTING ARTHRITIS. HE WAS T REATED FOR MSUCLE STRAIN WITH NO IMPROVEMENT AND ULTIMATELY DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIATED DISC. COMP INS. AGREED ON 10-10-94.

1986 · 1 incident

April 21, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sipple Brick Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPEING OFF END LOADER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL ON THE GROUND EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES ON BOTH SIDES OF LEFT LEG AND LEFT ANKLE

1985 · 2 incidents

August 20, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sipple Brick Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP HAD LUBRICA7ED THE APRON FEEDER THE OIL DRIPPED ON FLOOR EMP WAS CLEANING DIRT AND SAND FROM GRINDER BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON OIL AND FELL HE FELL AGAINST BELT AND THEN AGAINST WALL

July 2, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sipple Brick Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LOADING A3TRUCK WITH AN ENDLOADER THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO THE BANK.

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The full compliance file on Drake #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.