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Weakley County Mines Metal/Non-Metal

Unimin Corp · Surface

Controlled by Covia Holdings LLC

Gleason, Weakley County, TN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4002513

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2000–2008
Latest incident: Feb 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$2,546

proposed penalties

$2,546

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
2008 Q4	3,788	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	4,719	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	4,844	2	1	412.9
2008 Q1	4,798	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	3,644	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	4,691	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	4,253	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	4,666	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

7 on file

2008 · 1 incident

February 28, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Unimin Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting meter reading from a truck. As he turned and stepped away from the truck, he tripped and fell, catching himself with his left hand. He sustained a servere contusion to his wrist. He was placed on modified duty on 2/29/08 after receiving medical attention.

2006 · 1 incident

April 21, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Unimin Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE states that he has been having problems with his hands getting numb while operating machinery. He also claims to have pain in his elbows and arms. He has been diagnosed with carpel tunnel in both hands and is under medical care. EE went on restricted duty on 4/24/2006.

2005 · 1 incident

January 21, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY

Unimin Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DIGGING OUT A TRENCH WITH THE EXCAVATOR. HE WAS MOVING THE EXCAVATOR BACKWARDS WITH THE TURNTABLE TO HIS LEFT, WHICH WAS THE WRONG POSITION. THE WEIGHT OF THE EXCAVATOR CAUSED THE TRACKS TO FALL INTO THE TRENCH ON ITS SIDE. EE IS HAVING BACK PAIN. (EXCAVATOR ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE; EE WAS NOT EJECTED FROM CAB - WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.)

2004 · 1 incident

May 6, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Unimin Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS EMPTYING A CORE BARREL BY STRIKING IT AGAINST A WOOD BLOCK TO DISLODGE THE SAMPLE FROM THE BARREL. WHILE DOING SO EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE HAS STRAINED LIGAMENTS.

2003 · 1 incident

August 28, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

Unimin Corp · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING THE HOOD ON THE JOHN DEERE BACKHOE. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS LIFTING, THE HOOD CAUGHT WHILE BEING RAISED AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2002 · 1 incident

September 3, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Unimin Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN AUGER INTO THE RACK OF THE DRILL RIG. HE WAS LIFTING WITH ONE ARM. ANOTHER EE HAD THE OTHER END OF THE AUGER. AS HE LIFTED IT TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. (THE AUGER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 80 LBS).

2000 · 1 incident

October 13, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Unimin Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISCONNECTING THE HYDRAULIC HOSES TO THE SCRAPER PANS CONNECTED TO THE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR HE STEPPED OFF THE TRACTOR LANDING ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.