Mining Incidents

Marmor Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Phelps Walter
Blount County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000041

MSHA record for Marmor Quarry (mine ID 4000041). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 1 incident

December 11, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Phelps Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL WAS USING TESTER TO TEST 110 LINE AT SWITCH BOX. WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH TESTER THERE WAS FLARE CUASING BURNS TO FACE WRISTS & HANDS.

1988 · 1 incident

June 20, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WAS OVERHEAD OF GANG SAWS REASING OVERHEAD IDLERS. INSTEAD OF HOLDING GEARS WITH A STICK ON OTHER BJECT EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BELT, THUS JERKING HIS HAND INTO THE GEARS.

1987 · 7 incidents

October 23, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MOVING AIR LINE3DOWN IN QUARRY.COUPLING ON END OF HOSE CAME UNCOUPLED BEAT EMPL CUTTING RIGHT SIDE OF FACE,ALL 4 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT ARM NEAR SHOULDER.EMPL ALSO FX SEVERAL RIBS AND HURT HIS B5CK.

September 3, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Fall from piled material

EE WAS WALKING 5CROSS A LEDGE OF ROCKS & ROCKS SHIFTED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL. EE HURT HIS NACK & SCRAPED HIS RT ELBOW.

July 21, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG THE DERRICK TO LOAD MARBLE ON A PALLET. THE SLING ON THE DERRICK GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF MARBLE SLAB WHICH FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE S BACK AND ANKLE.

July 8, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER DRILLING ROCK AND WHEN HE WENT TO PULL THE 7/8 IN STEEL DRILL BIT OUT OF THE ROCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

February 27, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING 100LBS BAGS OF MARBLE CHIPS,SACK WAS PLACED ON EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER AND EMPLOYEE LEANED BACK TO FAR AND SPRAINED BACK.

February 6, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING R2CK FROM THE GROUND INTO A BOX, WHEN PICKING UP A ROCK ANOTHER ROCK SLID OUT AND HIT LEFT THUMB JOINT WHICH CAUSED A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB. IDENT WAS CAUSE8 BY UNSAFE ACT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT PRPERLY ATTACH SLING TO THE PART THAT HE WAS LIFTING.

1983 · 3 incidents

August 8, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT UNDER THE CUPS ON SPROCKET CHAIN ON CRUSHER.

May 31, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

SLEDGING ROCK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THEY WERE TRYING TO TURN A ROCK OVER ROCK ROLLED ON LEFT FOOT

April 20, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE LOADING BAGS OF TERRAZZO CHIPS- A STACK OF TERRAZZO CHIPS SLID INTO LEFT LEG.

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