Mining Incidents
MSHA mine register by county

Mines in Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County, Tennessee has 6 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 5 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 41 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1987 and 2008. Inspectors have issued 79 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Washington County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Washington County →

Mines on register
6
Active
1
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
79
0 underground · 6 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 6 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 41 reported accidents, 1987–2008
Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Tennessee · Population 134,693
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$61,051
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Washington County Highway Department 2 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA SOUTHEAST AGG OPERATIONS, LLC 1 1 1
American Limestone Company Inc 1 0 0
General Shale Brick, Inc. 1 0 0
Mines in Washington County6 on register
  1. LOCUST MOUNT QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · MARTIN MARIETTA SOUTHEAST AGG OPERATIONS, LLC · MSHA ID 4000122
    Active
  2. Cash Hollow/Bowery
    Surface metal/non-metal · General Shale Brick, Inc. · MSHA ID 4000189
    Abandoned
  3. Corby Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Washington County Highway Department · MSHA ID 4000120
    Abandoned
  4. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mohler Crane Rental LLC · MSHA ID 4003622
    Abandoned
  5. Taylor Bridge Mine & Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Washington County Highway Department · MSHA ID 4000123
    Abandoned
  6. Tri-City Sand Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · American Limestone Company Inc · MSHA ID 4001128
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.