Mining Incidents

MLC - Verona Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by HBM Holdings Company
Verona, Gallatin County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519182

MLC - Verona has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2008–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
106
citations
32
significant & substantial
$26,088
proposed penalties
$22,870
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,218 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
74
inspections on record
1,420
inspection hours
7.5
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.
106 citations across 1,420 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MLC - Verona has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
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 21,742 2 0 92.0
2025 Q3 21,007 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 20,697 6 2 289.9
2025 Q1 18,437 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 17,455 2 1 114.6
2024 Q3 16,848 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 18,451 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 17,501 0 0 0.0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 16,192 1 1 61.8
2023 Q3 16,887 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 16,334 3 0 183.7
2023 Q1 15,600 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 16,045 2 0 124.6
2022 Q3 15,591 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 14,402 2 1 138.9
2022 Q1 13,508 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 13,505 1 0 74.0
2021 Q3 14,277 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 14,031 1 0 71.3
2021 Q1 13,867 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,323 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 14,240 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 17,662 1 0 56.6
2020 Q1 15,405 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 14,604 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 15,584 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 15,133 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 15,387 2 1 130.0
2018 Q4 14,529 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,704 1 0 68.0
2018 Q2 16,321 2 1 122.5
2018 Q1 16,237 2 1 123.2
2017 Q4 15,936 2 1 125.5
2017 Q3 16,284 1 0 61.4
2017 Q2 15,206 3 1 197.3
2017 Q1 15,053 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 14,619 6 1 410.4
2016 Q3 14,496 5 1 344.9
2016 Q2 13,919 3 0 215.5
2016 Q1 14,460 1 0 69.2
2015 Q4 14,113 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 14,008 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 14,860 1 0 67.3
2015 Q1 14,827 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 14,379 1 0 69.5
2014 Q3 14,410 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 13,318 1 0 75.1
2014 Q1 14,259 3 2 210.4
2013 Q4 13,583 1 0 73.6
2013 Q3 13,048 2 1 153.3
2013 Q2 13,809 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 13,966 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 13,975 2 0 143.1
2012 Q3 14,631 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 14,347 2 0 139.4
2012 Q1 14,373 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 14,309 3 1 209.7
2011 Q3 14,152 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 14,159 3 1 211.9
2011 Q1 13,742 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 12,793 7 3 547.2
2010 Q3 12,867 1 0 77.7
2010 Q2 12,728 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 12,027 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 11,992 3 1 250.2
2009 Q3 12,362 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 13,510 4 0 296.1
2009 Q1 15,665 5 0 319.2
2008 Q4 16,738 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 20,075 4 3 199.3
2008 Q2 18,691 1 1 53.5
2008 Q1 19,319 8 6 414.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was walking up set of stairs to check on repair status of transfer chute transfer screw when employee looked up and a particle of lime dust entered EE's eye

July 8, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Dirty dust collector, Lime dust on filter bags, extreme heat, sweating, resulting in chemical burns on both arms and neck.

2024 · 1 incident

June 3, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking to exit the preheater. As EE was going to exit and started to adjust to get out, EE's foot slipped off the top of the horizontal dome cooling pipe EE was standing on and started to fall. Employee stuck out EE's arms to try to stop falling. Employee noticed afterwards that EE's right shoulder was hurting. MLC was notified 10/28/2024 of medical care.

2021 · 1 incident

August 25, 2021 KY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Removing the product valve to change out the air sweeps located in the bottom hopper of a hydrate product bulk trailer, the employee was flushed with a small amount of hydrate. Hydrate got in both eyes causing irritation. Right cornea received abrasion. Employee was prescribed antibiotic eye drops.

2020 · 1 incident

September 24, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator sprained left ankle when descending a ladder and stepping onto a hose rolling ankle. Supervisor began investigation at 7:00 AM. The incident occurred in the Rework Silo. The vacuum hose was removed from the area and stored.

2018 · 1 incident

October 16, 2018 KY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Struck against stationary object

EE bent over to pick up tools and hit mouth on the top of handrail. This resulted in a laceration through the lip and chipped teeth. Vision was partially obstructed by wearing goggles.

2014 · 1 incident

January 3, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Driver (customer carrier) stated to the loaderman he wasn't feeling well & potentially thought he was having a heart attack. My employee's followed the procedure *called the squad. He was transported to a local hospital.

2011 · 1 incident

May 28, 2011 KY · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated while operating the man lift squeezed finger between motor and rail on lift. This is reportable because of stitches & fractured middle finger.

2009 · 1 incident

November 22, 2009 KY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Mississippi Lime Company d/b/a MLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving an oxygen cylinder to the lab. The cylinder was secured to a hand cart. While pulling the load up the steps the EE felt a strain in his lower right side of his back.

2008 · 4 incidents

August 2, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gallatin Materials LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was shoveling lime and lime got inside his work shoes, causing an alkaline burn.

June 3, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gallatin Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was using a Bobcat to transport a come-along chain in the bucket. While lifting the chain from the bucket into the tool trailer, he experienced back pain at a later time.

April 29, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gallatin Materials LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received lime burns changing out screens. Went home and while washing arms irriated burns, then went to a local EMT for dressing. EMT washed, scraped and flushed burns making them worse. EMT's diagnosed septic shock and transported to hospital. Employee discharged from hospital and returned to his next regularly scheduled shift.

April 2, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gallatin Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was training a conveyor belt. Wrench slippped going into conveyor tail pulley. Right middle,ring finger pinched between wrench & Frame. Gaurd was removed,wrong tool used,hurry up mentality,all contributed.medical attn req.: stitches,graft,outpatient treatment & follow up.

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