Mining Incidents

Sparta Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Sparta, White County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000092

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
19
significant & substantial
$10,438
proposed penalties
$10,411
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 3,008 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,764 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,236 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,281 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,253 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,649 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,988 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 559 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

3 on file

2009 · 1 incident

July 13, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Rogers Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

Truck was backed up grade to place material in a washed area of the road. When operator raised the truck bed, the truck began to roll and operator lost control. The truck traveled over an embankment and rolled. As a result of the incident the operator received a cut to the head and broken knee.

2007 · 1 incident

September 26, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rogers Group Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Chain broke on dewatering unit; he grabbed hose to keep from falling, pulled low back.

2005 · 1 incident

February 8, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Rogers Group Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was burning out templates in steel plate in shop. After finishing task, employee began feeling dizzy. He later began feeling nauseous. Once returning to Industrial Machine, he vomited twice before being take to the ER.