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Sand and gravel mines in Kentucky: 20 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 20 open sand and gravel mines in Kentucky, run by 13 operators and employing 144 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 215 citations and orders there with $39,469 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 15 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Nugent Sand Company; Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC; Northern Kentucky Aggregates Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 20
- Operators
- 13
- Employees
- 144
- Active
- 19
- Intermittent
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 1
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 215
- Significant and substantial
- 37 (17.2%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 2
- Proposed penalties
- $39,469
- Amount paid so far
- $32,870
- Inspections
- 266
- Inspector hours on site
- 2,608
- Citations per inspection
- 0.81 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 15
- Injury and illness cases
- 15
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 3, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Kentucky
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nugent Sand Company | 4 | 49 | 45 | $11,004 | 5 |
| Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | 4 | 24 | 29 | $4,679 | 3 |
| Northern Kentucky Aggregates Inc | 2 | 9 | 15 | $2,211 | 6 |
| L R Chapman Inc | 1 | 8 | 38 | $7,944 | 0 |
| Audubon Sand & Gravel LLC | 1 | 17 | 28 | $4,556 | 0 |
| Mid-South Construction Company Inc | 1 | 5 | 15 | $2,486 | 0 |
| Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc | 1 | 3 | 9 | $1,675 | 0 |
| River Sand & Gravel, LLC | 1 | 4 | 9 | $1,259 | 0 |
| SRM Materials, LLC | 1 | 5 | 6 | $1,307 | 0 |
| Marshall County Sand & Gravel, LLC. | 1 | 4 | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 1 | 5 | 4 | $560 | 1 |
| Ford Construction Company | 1 | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Kentucky
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nugent Sand Company | 4 | 49 | 45 | $11,004 | 5 |
| L R Chapman Inc | 1 | 8 | 38 | $7,944 | 0 |
| Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | 4 | 24 | 29 | $4,679 | 3 |
| Audubon Sand & Gravel LLC | 1 | 17 | 28 | $4,556 | 0 |
| Northern Kentucky Aggregates Inc | 2 | 9 | 15 | $2,211 | 6 |
| Mid-South Construction Company Inc | 1 | 5 | 15 | $2,486 | 0 |
| Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc | 1 | 3 | 9 | $1,675 | 0 |
| River Sand & Gravel, LLC | 1 | 4 | 9 | $1,259 | 0 |
| SRM Materials, LLC | 1 | 5 | 6 | $1,307 | 0 |
| Marshall County Sand & Gravel, LLC. | 1 | 4 | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 1 | 5 | 4 | $560 | 1 |
| Ford Construction Company | 1 | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L R Chapman Inc | L R Chapman Inc | Hancock County, KY | Sand, common | 8 | 38 |
| Warsaw Plant | Nugent Sand Company | Gallatin County, KY | Sand, common | 8 | 30 |
| Audubon Sand & Gravel | Audubon Sand & Gravel LLC | Henderson County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 28 |
| Dredge IV / Henderson Yard | Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | Henderson County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 15 |
| Mid-South Construction Company Inc | Mid-South Construction Company Inc | Graves County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 15 |
| Plant #1 | Northern Kentucky Aggregates Inc | Boone County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 14 |
| Milton Plant | Nugent Sand Company | Carroll County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 12 |
| River Sand & Gravel, LLC | River Sand & Gravel, LLC | Lewis County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 9 |
| Don C. Rushing | Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc | Spencer County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 9 |
| Dredge McGeorge | Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | Livingston County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 8 |
| Murray S&G | SRM Materials, LLC | Calloway County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 6 |
| Dredge Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | Livingston County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 6 |
| Petersburg Sand | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Boone County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 4 |
| Marshall County Sand & Gravel, LLC. | Marshall County Sand & Gravel, LLC. | Marshall County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 4 |
| Dredge Miss Kate | Nugent Sand Company | Jefferson County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 19 | 2 |
| Bernhard Oppermann | Nugent Sand Company | Jefferson County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 1 |
| Belleview Sand & Gravel Inc | Northern Kentucky Aggregates Inc | Boone County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Dredge Percie McGeorge | Pine Bluff Materials Co LLC | Mccracken County, KY | Sand, common | 5 | 0 |
| Ford Construction Company | Ford Construction Company | Graves County, KY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 85% |
| Sand, common | 3 | 15% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 4 | $2,394 | 3 |
| 2023 | 40 | 4 | $7,527 | 1 |
| 2024 | 47 | 9 | $10,336 | 4 |
| 2025 | 54 | 7 | $9,511 | 6 |
| 2026 | 55 | 13 | $9,701 | 1 |
Standards cited most at sand and gravel mines in Kentucky
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 30 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
Injury and illness cases at sand and gravel mines in Kentucky
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 8 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 6 |
What the accident reports at sand and gravel mines in Kentucky describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 5 |
| Handling of materials | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at sand and gravel mines in Kentucky
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 3 |
| Dredge | 2 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 1 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Tugger | 1 |
| Front-end loader | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.