What are Tipton Ridge Quarry's MSHA penalties?

Tipton Ridge Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

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Tipton Ridge Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Underground

Controlled by CRH PLC

Ravenna, KY, Estill County, KY · Temporarily Idled

MSHA Mine ID: 1500019

Tipton Ridge Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 1987–1994
Latest incident: Apr 1994

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$8,955

proposed penalties

$8,955

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

119

inspections on record

1,530

inspection hours

4.4

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

68 citations across 1,530 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$9K

proposed penalties

$9K

current assessed

$9K

paid to date

outstanding

67 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

Quarterly safety rates

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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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	0	0
2024 Q2	0	0
2023 Q3	0	0
2023 Q2	0	0
2023 Q1	113	0	0.0
2022 Q4	1,235	1	809.7
2022 Q3	1,003	2	1994.0
2022 Q2	1,095	0	0.0

Show 89 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1	1,021	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,046	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	1,066	2	0	1876.2
2021 Q2	1,106	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	1,515	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	1,342	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	1,539	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,164	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	1,604	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,187	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	1,853	2	0	1079.3
2019 Q2	1,411	2	1	1417.4
2019 Q1	5,963	1	0	167.7
2018 Q4	4,716	2	0	424.1
2018 Q3	1,605	2	0	1246.1
2018 Q2	1,867	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	6,970	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,469	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	1,101	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,243	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	1,274	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	1,325	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	1,390	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	4,719	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	1,167	1	0	856.9
2015 Q4	1,139	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	742	1	0	1347.7
2015 Q2	3,434	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	4,923	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,045	1	0	956.9
2014 Q3	1,185	1	0	843.9
2014 Q2	1,744	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	3,546	2	1	564.0
2013 Q4	1,145	1	0	873.4
2013 Q3	5,891	4	0	679.0
2013 Q2	1,714	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,384	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	2,864	2	1	698.3
2012 Q3	1,283	4	1	3117.7
2012 Q2	5,260	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1,132	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1,120	2	1	1785.7
2011 Q3	4,742	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	6,605	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	1,084	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,551	4	0	2579.0
2010 Q3	4,899	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,101	2	0	1816.5
2010 Q1	4,716	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,441	2	0	1387.9
2009 Q3	1,568	2	1	1275.5
2009 Q2	1,541	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	5,773	4	1	692.9
2008 Q4	240	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	1,164	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	411	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	353	1	0	2832.9
2007 Q4	1,140	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	780	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1,683	3	1	1782.5
2007 Q1	871	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	2,340	2	1	854.7
2006 Q3	520	1	0	1923.1
2006 Q2	3,645	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	520	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,245	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,283	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	2,860	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	585	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	585	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	585	3	2	5128.2
2004 Q2	580	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	585	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	550	1	1	1818.2
2003 Q3	580	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	1,835	1	0	545.0
2003 Q1	586	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	550	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	1,500	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	4,028	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	1,270	2	1	1574.8
2001 Q4	1,253	2	1	1596.2
2001 Q3	3,125	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	2,085	2	0	959.2
2001 Q1	625	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	935	1	0	1069.5
2000 Q3	878	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	1,462	1	0	684.0
2000 Q1	968	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 1, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS BACK UP DOZER TO GET ANOTHER BLADE FULL & BACKED OVER ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LURCH BACKWARDS HITTING THE BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER ON SEAT OR ROPS HE DOESN'T KNOW FOR SURE.

1992 · 1 incident

August 3, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNHOOKING PORTHOLE AIR COMPRESSOR FROM POWDER TRUCK EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TONGUE & JACK STAND & SEVERED THE END OF THE FINGER

1991 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1991 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I NAME WAS HELPING DRILLER SET THE DRILL IN POSITION TO DRILL A SH OT HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE AIR HOSE COMING FROM COMPRESSOR TO THE DRILL HE HAD BENT OVER TO PULL ON THE AIR HOSE TO STRIGHTE N A KINK IN THE HOSE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

February 2, 1991 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CYLINDER BOTTLE OF OXYGEN AND DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT. STRIKING HIS GREAT TOE. THE TOE WAS BRUISING AND HAD A SMALL CUT. WE TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR, AND THEY TOLD HIM TO T AKE OFF TILL THE SWELLING WENT DOWN.

1989 · 1 incident

March 7, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM A SPEED REDUCER ON THE #1 CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO LOOK AT THE BEARING AND TAPPED THE BEARING WITH A SMALL BALL PEEN HAMMER. A METAL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE PENETRATING THE PUPIL.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING LIMESTONE DUST FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN HE TWISTED THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY WHILE SHOVELING PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK

March 26, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

SLAB BROKE OUT OF CEILING AND STRUCK THE ENGINE OF LOADER MUCKING OUT FACE.

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