Mining Incidents

Claiborne County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
New Tazewell, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003095

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
138
citations
60
significant & substantial
$51,046
proposed penalties
$50,346
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 Q1 1,277 3 1 2349.3
2007 Q4 4,395 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,446 21 7 3856.0
2007 Q2 4,393 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,646 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,026 4 2 993.5
2006 Q3 3,213 7 4 2178.6
2006 Q2 2,198 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 23, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
RAJA Stone, Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

BELT CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED DUE TO SPILLAGE, EE WAS WORKING TO CLEAR SPILLAGE, EE REACHED AROUND GUARD & ARM WAS CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY WHEN CONVEYOR ROLLED BACK.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2005 · 1 incident

August 11, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RAJA Stone, Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RUBBER TIRED LOADER. HE REACHED TO OPEN RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND HIT ARM REST LEVER INJURING HIS RIBS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SERIOUS AND CONTINUED TO WORK THRU 8/13/05. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THE NIGHT OF 8/13/05. X-RAYS WERE INCONCLUSIVE.

2003 · 1 incident

May 17, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
RAJA Stone, Inc · No Value Found

HOURLY SUPERVISOR WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EE ON 32 SCREEN, STARTED DOWN LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED,EE FELL APPROXIMATELY 5-6'HITTING ON HIS BACK

2002 · 1 incident

November 26, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
RAJA Stone, Inc · Flash burns (electric)

WAS ENERGIZING LINE TO IMPACT FEEDER BELT WIRE HAD GOTTEN TRIP SWITCH. WHEN SWITCH WAS ENGAGED CAUSED THE WIRE TO SHORT BEHIND LEVER AND BOX CAUSING A FIRE BALL TO FORM. BLOWING LID OPEN AND BURNING FACE AND HAND AREA OF PLANT MGR.

2001 · 1 incident

May 19, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
RAJA Stone, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ENGINE IN DODGE 700 FUELTRUCK. EE WAS TRYING TO TURN ENGINE WITH FAN WHEN ENGINE TURNED OVER CATCHING HIS RIGHT WRIST BETWEEN GUARD AND FAN.