Mining Incidents

L R Chapman Inc Metal/Non-Metal

L R Chapman Inc · Surface
Controlled by GNTT Holdings LLC
Lewisport, Hancock County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500149

L R Chapman Inc has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
197
citations
91
significant & substantial
$65,288
proposed penalties
$60,340
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,948 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
1,478
inspection hours
13.3
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.
197 citations across 1,478 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

L R Chapman Inc has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
180 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
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 3,861 5 0 1295.0
2025 Q3 3,016 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,107 13 5 2545.5
2025 Q1 2,889 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,885 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,088 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,382 3 1 557.4
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,711 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,620 1 0 276.2
2023 Q2 4,023 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,917 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,821 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,204 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,011 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,406 1 1 185.0
2021 Q4 3,757 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,985 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,574 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,010 2 1 664.5
2020 Q4 4,379 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,406 3 0 680.9
2020 Q2 6,557 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,566 3 0 539.0
2019 Q4 4,699 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,777 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,558 2 0 438.8
2019 Q1 3,854 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 12,023 3 1 249.5
2018 Q3 13,604 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,708 4 3 412.0
2018 Q1 7,911 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,594 3 3 349.1
2017 Q3 8,351 5 4 598.7
2017 Q2 9,438 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,077 4 3 440.7
2016 Q4 12,239 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,959 6 1 463.0
2016 Q2 13,510 6 2 444.1
2016 Q1 10,902 1 0 91.7
2015 Q4 13,058 10 5 765.8
2015 Q3 13,344 1 0 74.9
2015 Q2 12,079 5 5 413.9
2015 Q1 8,203 5 4 609.5
2014 Q4 12,096 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,505 7 5 559.8
2014 Q2 12,317 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 9,952 9 8 904.3
2013 Q4 11,030 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 9,448 1 0 105.8
2013 Q2 9,602 3 1 312.4
2013 Q1 7,682 4 1 520.7
2012 Q4 9,859 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 10,324 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,982 4 1 400.7
2012 Q1 7,459 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,431 4 0 474.4
2011 Q3 8,358 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,217 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,666 8 2 1714.5
2010 Q4 7,353 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,562 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,385 5 3 677.0
2010 Q1 6,715 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,365 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,944 5 2 720.0
2009 Q2 6,546 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,342 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,089 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,017 1 0 166.2
2008 Q2 5,343 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,384 7 2 1596.7
2007 Q4 4,753 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,095 5 3 981.4
2007 Q2 6,078 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,704 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,342 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,449 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,527 8 3 1447.4
2006 Q1 4,761 5 2 1050.2
2005 Q4 5,161 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,112 4 4 782.5
2005 Q2 5,658 2 1 353.5
2005 Q1 3,422 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,884 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,052 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,424 1 0 292.1
2004 Q1 2,923 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,070 6 3 1954.4
2003 Q3 3,239 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,833 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,693 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,272 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,319 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,829 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,552 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,660 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,633 3 0 1139.4
2001 Q2 10,250 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,596 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,516 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,241 4 0 1234.2
2000 Q2 195 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 228 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

September 4, 2015 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
L R Chapman Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Based on our full internal investigation it is believed that employee had a massive heart attack and/or stroke and died instantly. We performed CPR and called an ambulance (911). Employee was found unresponsive and not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner took the body to Louisville Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.

2014 · 1 incident

February 7, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L R Chapman Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to truck, slipped on ice in parking area, landed on shoulder.

2011 · 1 incident

September 28, 2011 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L R Chapman Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was working on a dozer, taking oil plug out of final drive. He was jerking on a wrench to remove the plug when his back popped and he fell to the ground in pain. This accident is reportable because the employee missed the rest of that day and the following day.

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