Mining Incidents

UPTON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
Upton, Hardin County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500045

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2014–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
14
significant & substantial
$13,523
proposed penalties
$12,067
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 4,812 2 0 415.6
2025 Q3 2,223 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,685 8 2 1707.6
2025 Q1 2,993 4 0 1336.5
2024 Q3 8,339 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,989 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 15,709 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,911 3 1 767.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2023 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

April 17, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

CAT 769C caught fire. Employee jumped from cab platform, fell 7ft resulting in fractured R foot, fractured L tibia at knee, elbow contusion.