Mining Incidents

SRM Monteagle Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

SRM Materials, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Michael Hollingshead
Sewanee, Franklin County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4002981

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2005–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
275
citations
98
significant & substantial
$136,403
proposed penalties
$129,246
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 14,070 1 0 71.1
2025 Q3 13,080 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,661 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 587 2 1 3407.2
2024 Q3 11,955 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,745 5 1 425.7
2024 Q1 652 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

12 on file

2023 · 1 incident

March 16, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SRM Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping down from the haul truck and foot slipped on the stair.

2016 · 1 incident

September 2, 2016 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) OTHER
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While coming down the wet deck steps employee's back seized up. We don't know what employee did that made the back do that. Employee went to doctor and doctor excused employee for 3 days

2015 · 2 incidents

October 26, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing up the ladder on the loader he heard a pop on his left side. A little while after that he started hurting in his left arm and left side of chest.

October 2, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck against a moving object

While running the D8 dozer the jarring of the dozer caused his back to start hurting.

2013 · 1 incident

June 26, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was at home on Sun. 6/28/13 felt a numbness in leg & lower back went to Dr. the next week to find he has a ruptured disc. He called in sick & turned in for his 2 weeks vacation. He called safety director on 7/10 to report he thought he injured his back at work & was not sure exactly when injury occurred but he thought it could have been 6/26/13 when he was moving a gear box.

2011 · 1 incident

January 3, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck against a moving object

Still under investigation.

2009 · 1 incident

May 7, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating the D6 Dozer in the pit. He was backing up and backed over a rock, the back of the dozer came down hard on that side. EE was whipped to one side, hurting his neck. He was wearing his seatbelt. He worked for 1 hour before he reported it. We sent him to the ER to get it checked out.

2008 · 1 incident

June 6, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper OTHER
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured is an employee of TNT Drilling. He was attmepting to use the restroom in the woods behind the pit. As he bent over, a copperhead snake bit him on the butt. He was taken to the E.R. where a doctor determined he was not injected with venom. He returned to work that same afternoon.

2007 · 3 incidents

July 7, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck against a moving object

While operating a bulldozer, miner went over a rock causing his hip to make contact with the armrest in the cab. Incident was not reported until member returned to work with a Doctor's note on Tuesday complaining of a sore hip/lower back pain.

March 29, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting rags for the shop, employee cut his finger when knife slipped out of his hand and he attempted to catch it. Member went to urgent care clinic and sturry strips were used to seal the cut so that it would heal. Employee suffered no lost work time other than that required to seek medical attention.

2005 · 1 incident

January 24, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Sequatchie Concrete Service Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using crane to remove crusher parts. Hook hit him in the hand.