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METCALFE CO. QUARRY: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Houchens Industries, Inc
Metcalfe County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500068

METCALFE CO. QUARRY has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
11
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 11 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Montgomery & Company 1950 to 1997
  2. Scotty'S Contracting & Stone Company 1997 to 2000
  3. Scotty'S Contracting & Stone Llc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 0
1999 1
1998 4
1997 5
1996 7
1995 6
1994 7
1993 6
1992 7
1991 8
1990 10
1989 11
1988 9
1987 10
1986 10
1985 10
1984 8
1983 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

METCALFE CO. QUARRY sits in Metcalfe 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.
Metcalfe County, Kentucky · Population 10,372
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$48,572
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 30, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montgomery & Company · Struck by flying object

USING HAMMER AND CHISEL METAL CHIP ENTERED HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX

1987 · 1 incident

January 28, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montgomery & Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

CUTTING SPLITTI3G AND LOADING FIREWOOD STRAINED BACK MUSCLES

1985 · 1 incident

April 22, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Montgomery & Company · Struck against stationary object

FOREMAN WAS DEMOSTRATING DUTIES TO EE WAS MOMENTARILY DISTRACTED OBJECT IN HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH MOVING CONVEYOR BELT & HIT FINGER ON SUPPORT FRAME CAUSING DEEP ABRASION OF INDEX FINGER.