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Lockport Plant: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Liter'S Quarry Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robert T Liter
Henry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504479

MSHA record for Lockport Plant (mine ID 1504479). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Medusa Aggregates Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Medusa Aggregates Company 1979 to 1980
  3. Liter'S Quarry Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lockport Plant sits in Henry 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.
Henry County, Kentucky · Population 15,774
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$60,736
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

1985 · 1 incident

August 6, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter'S Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS PREPARING TO REPAIR A CONVEYOR BELT HE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND SLIPPED ON THE BELT AND FELL 15-20 FEET HIS FEET THEN FALLING TO THE GROUND.

1984 · 3 incidents

November 13, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Liter'S Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS GREASING THE PRIMARY PLANT. THE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE JAW CRUSHER MOTOR V-BELT PULLEY, THE PULLEY MOVED CATCHING HIS HAND IN THE PINCH POINT

May 15, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter'S Quarry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS WALKING THROUGH THE YARD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL MUST WEAR AN ELASTIC FOR 6 MONTHS.

January 26, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter'S Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MR. IVERS WAS STINGING ELECTRIC CABLE FOM THE BUCKET OF A MAN LIFT. THE CABLE WAS TIED OFF WITH A ROPE THE ROPE BROKE AND MR. GRABBED THE CABLE TO PREVENT IT FROM DROPPING TO THE GROUND.