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Kentucky Sand & Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Behr Max M
Meade County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515354

MSHA record for Kentucky Sand & Gravel (mine ID 1515354). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Meade County Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Meade County Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  3. Kentucky Sand & Gravel 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kentucky Sand & Gravel sits in Meade County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Meade County, Kentucky · Population 30,032
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$70,163
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 30, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kentucky Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE ROD BEARING BOLTS ON A FRONT END LOADER MOTOR WITH A 3/4 DRIVE RACHET, THE RACHET SLIPPED AND HIT THE EE ON THE FOREHEAD.

1987 · 1 incident

September 10, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Meade County Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

IN THE PROCESS 2F REMOVING OVERBURDEN (DIRT), AN EMBANKMENT BECAME LOOSE AND FELL THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OPENING OF THE EXCAVATOR COVERING THE OPERATOR'S LEGS. THE OPERATOR EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT LE1, BUT NO FRACTURES OR BREAKS WERE REVEALED IN THE X-RAYS. THE INJURY CONSISTED OF DEEP CONTUSIONS AND MILD ABRASIONS.