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Nicholas County Quarry: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Nicholas County-Ky
Nicholas County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500076

MSHA record for Nicholas County Quarry (mine ID 1500076). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. Nicholas County Quarry 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Nicholas County Quarry sits in Nicholas County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Nicholas County, Kentucky · Population 7,655
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$53,616
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 24, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nicholas County Quarry · Fall from machine

WAS DRIVING YUKE TRUCK CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK. STEPPED OR LADDER WITH ICE AND FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL. CUTTING AND BREAKING RIGHT ARM.

1990 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Nicholas County Quarry · Struck by falling object

I.NAME OPERATING CRUSHER BREAKING UP ROCK IN CREUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF CRUSHER ONTO LEFT ANKLE.

September 28, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nicholas County Quarry · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS GETTING OFF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED TRIED TO GRAB HOLD OF LOADER RIGHT ARM CAUGHT CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT ARM.

January 10, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nicholas County Quarry · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROCK CRUSHER, CLEANING OUT CORNERS OF FEEDER TO ROCK CRUSHER, WHEN A ROCK ROLLED HITTING RIGHT FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

September 19, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Nicholas County Quarry · Struck against a moving object

WAS IN TRUCK IN QUARRY THAT WAS PULLING A RAMP LOADED WITH ROCK TRUCK FAILED TO PULL LOAD. TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD AND WENT UPON A ROCK EMBANKMENT ROLLED DOWN AND OVERTURNED ON ROADWAY IN QUARR Y ON SIDE. THE IMPACT THREW HIN OUT F THE DRIVRS SEAT.