PULASKI STONE COMPANY has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2010–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
51
citations
11
significant & substantial
$11,829
proposed penalties
$11,829
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 613 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PULASKI STONE COMPANY has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $778 in penalties contested before the Commission, $144 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
81%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$778 proposed, $144 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2023-01-19.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2023-10-19
14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz31 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz3
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2008-06-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.84
1.02
1.80
Truck Driver
2023-10-19
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Supervisor, Co. Official
2023-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-19
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0
10
0.00
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-10-19
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2021-12-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-12-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2015-07-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2015-07-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.06
0.20
Truck Driver
2008-08-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.3
10
0.03
Truck Driver
2008-06-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2008-06-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.45
1.31
0.34
Shovel Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
PULASKI STONE COMPANY recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.56 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.73 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
9.34
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
11
2025
7
2024
1
2023
2
2022
3
2021
1
2019
0
2018
0
2017
0
2016
2
2015
4
2014
8
2013
7
2012
17
2011
19
2010
20
2009
13
2008
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PULASKI STONE COMPANY sits in Pulaski County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Pulaski County, Kentucky · Population 65,503
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$50,943
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, 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
Employee stated they were pulling electrical wire and slipped and fell on a rock landing on right shoulder. Employee was pulling wire for a new construction crushing plant. Employee said they were not injured. Employee worked the rest of the day. Employee works half a day on Wednesday July 9th and complains of shoulder pain.
2022 · 1 incident
October 11, 2022KY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE stepped onto a concrete support approximately 6 inches tall, EE's foot shifted, and EE stumbled. Causing EE to fall. EE chose to not go to the Dr that day then the next day worked full day and felt should get it checked. Dr took x-ray and it came back negative. EE was seen on 10/24 and diagnosed with a triangle crack.
2021 · 2 incidents
November 9, 2021KY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
On 11/10, EE told supervisor EE was having abdominal pain, thought it was a personal health issue. On 11/15, doctor diagnosed with a groin strain and gave restrictions. EE claims the injury occurred while handling worn shoes on the VSI crusher on 11/09. Worn shoes weigh approx. 50 lbs.
November 4, 2021KY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was changing out a punch screen on a screen deck with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped causing the screen to fall, pinching the right middle finger between the screen and screen deck structure. The finger suffered a fracture on the tip. Employee was released to full duty.
2013 · 1 incident
September 3, 2013KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE was drill steel on a drill. He was using his boom to hold the steel with a nylon strap. He was holding the strap and his hand was between the steel and strap. The steel caught on the striker bar and started turning the strap which wrapped around the steel while it turned it grabbed the tip of left little finger and jerked it off.
2012 · 1 incident
May 11, 2012KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placing tracks on low boy and was unhooking chains from tracks when tracks shifted and smashed fingers. Injury not severe but sent to ER and fingernail was removed.