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FERN CREEK STONE: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Jefferson County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500021

FERN CREEK STONE has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1950 to 1987
  2. Billy Holloway Aggregates Inc 1987 to 1990
  3. Rogers Group Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1997 2
1996 1
1995 1
1994 3
1992 0
1991 2
1990 2
1989 14
1988 18
1987 16
1986 10
1985 5
1984 12
1983 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

FERN CREEK STONE sits in Jefferson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Jefferson County, Kentucky · Population 777,392
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$67,849
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH CLEANING MATERIAL FROM THE CRUSHING AREA & EMPLOYEE WAS WITH 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE ROLL CRUSHER AREA. ONE EMPLOYEE EXITED. AT ALMOST COMPLETION OF THE CLEANING THE CRUSHER ENGAGED PULLING EMPLOYEE INTO THE CRUSHER AND DETACHING HIS RIGHT LEG AND SEVERLY CRUSHING THE LEFT LEG.

May 22, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES CHANGING AUGER SEGMENTS ON A PUGMILL AS THEY WERE LIFTING A SEGMENT INTO PLACE IT ROLLED TO ONE SIDE PINCHING EERT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SEGMENT & THE PUGMILL CROSS BRACE HIS INDEX FINGER WAS SPLIT OPEN & REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND

1994 · 1 incident

August 2, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOING QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLING OF LIMESTONE. SHE WAS TAKING MATERIAL OUT OF A MECHANICAL SHAKEN TO WEIGH. SHE BENT OVER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

August 6, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Billy Holloway Aggregates Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EE WAS USIN1 A TORCH TO CUT A ROD WHEN FLAME CAME BACK ON LEFT HAND & WRIST CAUSING A BURN THRU HIS GLOVES.