Mining Incidents

Sims Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Milburn, KY, Carlisle County, KY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1504512

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,019
proposed penalties
$952
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 341 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 56 1 0 17857.1
2025 Q2 9 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 39 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3 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

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

May 10, 2010 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While in the process of hanging a mirror in the mop/wash room of the mine shop the glass broke sticking a piece of it in his right arm.