Mining Incidents

IRVINGTON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

LITER'S INC. · Surface
Controlled by John G Liter
Irvington, Breckinridge County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500044

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
22
significant & substantial
$11,990
proposed penalties
$11,990
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 5,864 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,584 4 0 1548.0
2025 Q2 4,285 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,584 6 0 3787.9
2024 Q4 2,091 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,885 3 1 509.8
2024 Q2 532 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,936 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 30, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Liter's Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was coming down the steps from the #1 screen. When EE got halfway down the steps a rock fell from the #2 conveyor, which is above the steps. The rock struck EE on the top of the head in the center. This caused a laceration on the top of EE's head, which required staples from the hospitals physician.

2020 · 1 incident

July 20, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter's Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A large piece of metal had lodged in the cone crusher North while trying to remove the metal, the crusher turned and smashed the employee's thumb against the bowl.

2016 · 1 incident

July 29, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter's Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was changing the pre-screen on a machine and slipped of a platform approximately 3 feet off the ground landing on left shoulder. Suspected rotator cuff injury.

2014 · 1 incident

November 10, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter's Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing onto D65 Dozer. There was mud on the tracks causing him to slip and fall injuring his shoulder.

2013 · 1 incident

September 12, 2013 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liter's Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loosening bolts on an electric motor in order to tighten the V Belts, the ratchet & socket slipped and he mashed his thumb.

2009 · 1 incident

December 23, 2009 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter's Inc. · Fall from machine

While Employee was climbing up the stairs on a volvo haul truck, he lost his footing and fell to the ground.

2000 · 1 incident

May 8, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Midwest, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PRYING ON BENT HANDRAIL ON TRUCK TARP PLATFORM THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND HANDRAIL AND HAD FOUR STITCHES ON LITTLE FINGER.