Mining Incidents

LOCKPORT MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Liter's Inc. · Underground
Controlled by John G Liter
Lockport, Henry County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1515452

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2021
Latest incident
Jan 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
221
citations
62
significant & substantial
$33,971
proposed penalties
$33,971
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 10,404 3 1 288.4
2025 Q3 5,508 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,013 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,782 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,091 2 0 488.9
2024 Q3 10,026 3 0 299.2
2024 Q2 3,951 5 0 1265.5
2024 Q1 4,795 2 0 417.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2021 · 1 incident

January 29, 2021 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 onto or against objects

The employee was shoveling/cleaning up on the S4 conveyor platform. The employee made a bad step through the floor and while falling hung upper left arm on a sharp piece of metal causing a long cut that required medical treatment including stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

February 26, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Liter's Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning spillage under jaw crusher discharge belt when came in contact with moving belt and pinned employee against belt and conveyor frame, causing injury to shoulder.

2015 · 1 incident

March 31, 2015 KY · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liter's Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

driller got out of drill to perform work around drill boom, turned ankle on rock on floor causing him to fall. left work at end of shift and said had no injury on following day went to doctor and found had broken bones in foot

2014 · 1 incident

March 17, 2014 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter's Inc. · Struck by falling object

The employee was working on an impact crusher internal parts, when removing the main curtain hanger left side came loose the right side broke landing on his hand. There was no way to see the broken side of the shaft holding up the curtain. The right side hanger should have held.

2010 · 1 incident

December 13, 2010 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Liter's Inc. · Struck by flying object

The employee was removing a hydraulic line on a hydraulic cylinder, when the pressure in the system hit him in the face hurting his eye. The hydraulic fluid knocked off his safety glasses and hard hat.

2006 · 1 incident

November 2, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liter's Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's were cleaning up under Jaw Crusher, co-worker was throwing shovel full of muck out from under Jaw when his shovel struck the injured EE's hand causing a cut to 2 fingers.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Liter's Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on replacing a hydraulic cylinder on an underground drill. While driving the pin in the cylinder mount, a piece of the pin hit him on the right leg.

March 28, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liter's Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He strained his back loading powder monkey with 50 lb bags of ANFO.

2004 · 1 incident

September 24, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Liter's Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Walking downstairs from office to shop, employee hung his ring on a nail sticking out of the wall, cutting his finger.