Mining Incidents

ALLEN COUNTY STONE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Houchens Industries, Inc
Scottsville, Allen County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500063

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
76
citations
19
significant & substantial
$10,786
proposed penalties
$9,517
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 7,161 7 1 977.5
2025 Q3 1,546 5 1 3234.2
2025 Q2 5,929 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,892 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,513 2 0 569.3
2024 Q3 6,412 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,430 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,527 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

5 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 1, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Scotty's Contracting & Stone, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Working on diesel engine still hot from operating. Miner removed radiator cap before allowing cool down time or checking fluid levels. Was splashed with antifreeze resulting in burns to hands, arms, and legs.

2020 · 1 incident

September 14, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glass Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Retrieving core samples from core barrel, sample was lodged. Employee tapped on barrel with hammer to dislodge the core. When core dropped, it was jagged on end and it slashed into driller's hand.

2008 · 1 incident

June 13, 2008 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scotty's Contracting & Stone LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He stepped off a ladder and twisted right ankle when foot contacted ground. Worked for rest of day and next. 6/16/08 went to doctor to have it looked at and doctor had him stay home 2 days. Returned to work 6/18/08.

2007 · 2 incidents

March 19, 2007 KY · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Scotty's Contracting & Stone LLC · Accident type, without injuries

On 3/19/07, we discovered that someone had broken into the quarry, and cut the fill hose on a 20,000 gal. diesel fuel tank. About 4,000 gallons of fuel spilled onto the ground, outside the secondary containment. KY DEP, NRC, MSHA, and local police/fire departments were all notified. TPM Group was contacted to help coordinate the cleanup efforts.

March 13, 2007 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scotty's Contracting & Stone LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting rocks out of jaw crusher by hand after a discharge belt plugged it. Pulled muscle in back.