EE and 2 other employees were in the bone yard cutting a section of belt for splice. End of belt was buried and as the 3 employees pulled the belt, the EE felt a strain in stomach. EE did not seek medical treatment until 3/15/21. EE was diagnosed with a hernia. Injury is being reported within 10 days of EE seeking medical treatment and being diagnosed with hernia.
Greenback Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Greenback,
Loudon County,
TN
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4002488
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2004–2021
- Latest incident
- Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
31
significant & substantial
$16,593
proposed penalties
$16,469
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 | 8,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 8,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,233 | 2 | 0 | 216.6 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2021 · 1 incident
March 12, 2021
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Water Industries · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
2017 · 1 incident
Aggregates USA LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was replacing a ballast on a light pole; and as EE was holding the ballast EE reached down to get a battery drill. Ballast slipped out of left hand and struck right hand cutting right hand requiring sutures.
2005 · 1 incident
July 18, 2005
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Greenback Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object
Employee was loading 60' Stick Boom onto a trailer when the front right wheel went off the trailer and caused the machine to turn over on its side.
2004 · 1 incident
June 30, 2004
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greenback Crushed Stone Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
STRESS/PHYSICAL FATIGUE THAT CAUSED A SHARP PAIN IN NECK RESULTING IN A NECK STRAIN.