Mining Incidents

FORDS BRANCH MINE 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rapid NRG USA, Inc
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519602

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
40
citations
8
significant & substantial
$9,893
proposed penalties
$9,893
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
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 727 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 491 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 550 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,247 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 718 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 15, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Rapid FM Aggregates, LLC · Struck by falling object

Changing the rear tire on a 992D Loader. Jack kicked out and and loader fell down crushing employee.