Mining Incidents

Georgetown Road Quarry: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Fayette County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500106

MSHA record for Georgetown Road Quarry (mine ID 1500106). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to 2007
  2. Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Georgetown Road Quarry sits in Fayette 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.
Fayette County, Kentucky · Population 321,122
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$67,631
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 25, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPJING FORM TRUCK TO GROUND IN PREP. TO PULL BIN 2 SO COULD LOAD TRUCK TURNED ANKLE X - RAY DETERMINED TO BE SECOND DEG SPRAIN.

1987 · 1 incident

May 19, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WAITING O3 CATWALK OF SECONDARY CRUSHER TO SIGHT PIECE OF METAL STONE CAME FROM CRUSHER STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIB AREA OF RIGHT SIDE. CAUSING BRUISED RIB.

1986 · 1 incident

May 9, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall from machine

LUNCH BOX IN LE0T HAND REACHED WITH RT HAND FOR BACK OF OPERATORS SEAT HOOKS PULLED LOOSE AND BACK OF SEAT GAVE WAY SEAT MADE TO ADJUST FOR DRIVERS COMFORT NOT TO USE FOR SUPPORT IN GETTING F ROM CAB TO LADD9R HAND RAIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED HE FELL FROM CAB TO GROUND ONTO HIS RT SHOULDER BROKE COLLARBONE AND PUNCTURED LUNG STAYED IN HOSPITAL UNTIL 4 PM 5-12-86

1985 · 1 incident

November 16, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN F9OM GREASING, PLACED FOOT ON FRAME-WORK OF SCREEN - HIS FOOT SLIPPED & LOST BALANCE AND FELL. LEG WEDGED BETWEEN FRAME & WALL OF TOWER

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident