Mining Incidents

Bourbon Limestone Company Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Paris, Bourbon County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518415

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
252
citations
59
significant & substantial
$46,389
proposed penalties
$46,143
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 12,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,904 5 0 504.8
2025 Q2 10,777 3 0 278.4
2025 Q1 6,621 1 0 151.0
2024 Q4 3,252 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,756 3 0 307.5
2024 Q1 5,068 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 801 2 0 2496.9
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

2025 · 1 incident

December 1, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck by falling object

The incident occurred on 12/1 but employee didn't report it until close of shift on 12/2. Employee was clearing a head pulley when they pulled a rock out another fell smashing their left pinky causing a fracture. Our employee was wearing gloves.

2017 · 1 incident

October 27, 2017 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing out broken bolts in the clamping cylinder on the Cone Crusher, as employee went to align the cylinder block to start the 1st bolt the block twisted and mashed the employee's ring finger on left hand. The finger received a laceration behind the finger nail requiring stitches.

2012 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2012 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Struck by flying object

The employee was parked in a haul truck waiting to dump his load at the crusher. One employee pulled off in his truck and the side of his truck hit the left side mirror and bracket of the other truck causing it strike the side glass and windshield. When the glass broke it landed in the other employees eye.

April 12, 2012 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hinkle Contracting Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a sledge hammer to bang on the side of a chute to unclog the chute and his right ring finger was caught in-between the hammer handle and the chute. He received a laceration to his finger along with a hair line fracture.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 17, 2009 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bourbon Limestone Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking into mine opening & slipped on thin layer of ice, falling to the ground fracturing lt. leg.

February 9, 2009 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bourbon Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

Replacing rt side bushing of a transmission on a Komatsu WA500 loader. Transmission fell 1 1/2 inches and smashed rt thumb in between the mounting brackets. The thumb was cut off @ 1st knuckle.

2005 · 1 incident

July 11, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bourbon Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RT. SHOULDER WHILE LOADING A SHOT FROM THE MANLIFT. EE WAS EXAMINED AT THE HOSPITAL, HE HAD TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RT. SHOULDER.

2004 · 1 incident

September 14, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bourbon Limestone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS EXITING MINE AT END OF SHIFT. EE'S PICKUP TRUCK STALLED (QUIT) COMING UP SLOPE. SERVICE TRUCK WAS SUMMONED TO TOW PICKUP. EE WAS ASSISTING HOOKING SERVICE TRUCK TO PICKUP. THE SERVICE TRUCK SLID IN GRAVEL AND PINNED EE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN SERVICE TRUCK AND PICKUP.

2003 · 1 incident

August 1, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Bourbon Limestone Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STATED THAT PRIOR TO STARTING DOWN GRADE INTO MINE, HE TRIED THE BRAKE AND THEY WERE OKAY. HE SHIFTED INTO 1 ST GEAR AND STARTED OVER. THE LOADER JUST TOOK OFF. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP IT AND I CUT IT INTO THE WALL AND JUMPED OUT. EE SUFFERED LACEATION BEHIND RIGHT EAR, STRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIB CAGE AND FRACTURED VERTEBRAS.