Mining Incidents

Bowling Green North Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bowling Green, Warren County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1500065

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
80
citations
20
significant & substantial
$9,739
proposed penalties
$9,739
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 5,422 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 436 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,410 8 1 1814.1
2025 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,359 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,638 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,509 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,732 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

11 on file

2023 · 1 incident

February 15, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The above is the accident date not the date this accident became reportable. Injury became reportable on 2/23/23.

2020 · 1 incident

December 18, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee received a laceration when employee contacted a sharp piece of metal

2019 · 1 incident

2007 · 1 incident

February 1, 2007 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rinker Materials South Central, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was exiting Mack Stock Pile truck and missed the bottom step on the fuel tank. He fell and hit his tail bone causing a bruise.

2005 · 1 incident

July 30, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials South Central, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While replacing anvils in anvil ring, strained groin. FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF RESTRICTIONS RECEIVED 08/12/05 FROM MEDICAL REPORT.

2004 · 1 incident

November 20, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rinker Materials South Central, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping finish up conveyor belt change-out. While using a utility knife, the knife slipped cutting his left index finger, requiring sutures.

2003 · 1 incident

September 5, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials South Central, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HIS HAND CAUGHT IN BIN GATE WHILE CLEARING STUCK ROCK. INITIALLY NOT THOUGHT TO BE REPORTABLE.

2001 · 4 incidents

October 1, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cemex Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TAPPING OUT TREADS ON CONE CRUSHER. HAD WRNEHC ON THE TAP AND PULLED UP ON IT AND HURT BACK.

September 29, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cemex Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN UP CONE CRUSHER ON SATURDAY THEN DID SOME SHOVELING THE NEXT WEEK WHICH IRRITATED IT. THE DOCTOR DID NOT DECIDE TO GIVE TIME OFF FROM WORK UNTIL 11-12-01.

September 25, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED INTO THE HEATER/AC VENT WHILE BRACING HIMSELF TO PICK UP A LIGHTER FROM THE DASH OF THE FRONT END LOADER.

August 31, 2001 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cemex Inc · Fall from machine

THE EE WAS CLIMBING IN STOCKPILE TRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE TOP STEP AND THE LEFT FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HIT THE GROUND THIS CAUSED A STRAIN ON T HE LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE THUS SPRAINING LEFT LEG.