Mining Incidents

Cowan Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Cowan, Franklin County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000021

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
15
significant & substantial
$10,314
proposed penalties
$9,643
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 2,860 1 0 349.7
2025 Q3 930 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,096 2 0 646.0
2025 Q1 1,670 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,245 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 879 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

8 on file

2021 · 1 incident

August 20, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rogers Group Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While assisting in the removal of an existing 4 conductor 6 gauge SO cord, the employee slipped and fell when walking on an embankment.

2019 · 1 incident

September 23, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Rogers Group Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was having chest pains and numbness in arm.

2016 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2016 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Group Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Lime bin stopped up, employee was using a hammer and steel rod to try and get it unplugged when had a pain in left upper arm

August 10, 2016 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rogers Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

This report stems from an incident on 08-10-2016 not reported until later - first doctor visit 09/07/2016. Haul truck backed into the loader. Truck avoiding spillage contacted loader dipper.

2014 · 1 incident

June 5, 2014 TN · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was washing and cleaning up a primary impactor to paint on 6/5/14. Removed a wedge from side access door, set it on frame to do more cleaning, wedge dislodged falling onto main frame then glancing off onto his foot and ankle. He had pain but continued to work. 6th he came into work with foot swollen and having a hard time walking. Went dr 6/9/14, major contusion, off 3 weeks.

2013 · 1 incident

March 15, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rogers Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping do PM service on a D8R Cat dozer employee was climbing down after shutting the door on the right side of the engine and was stepping from the blade arm step to the ground when his left knee popped that was on the step and cause him to fall to the ground employee went for x rays and show no broke bones but a MRI later showed a torn tendon.

2004 · 1 incident

August 28, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Rogers Group Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 8/28/04 at approx. 9:00 AM; two Industrial Machine employees were performing welding repairs on the frame of primary crusher; at this time one of the workers doing repairs inside crusher suddenly collapsed; EMT's were called and transported unconscious employee to Southern TN Medical Center, where employee was pronounced dead. (Investigation pending and on-going)

2003 · 1 incident

July 26, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING TO HOLD HANDRAILS, WHEN OTHERS SET THEIR END OF 11' HANDRAIL DOWN, FIRST EE LET METAL SLIP AND PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST PORCH.