Mining Incidents

Greenback Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Greenback, Loudon County, TN  ·  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 file

2021 · 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

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.

2017 · 1 incident

February 6, 2017 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.