Mining Incidents

Cookeville QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
Cookville, Putnam County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000080
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees lifting cab on Bobcat. Front door left open. Door slammed, smashing one employee's right little finger. Employee taken to ER. Xrays revealed no broken bones. Finger nail was removed by ER doctor, wound clenaed; bandaged. Pain meds prescribed; tetnus shot given. Employee released to return to work.

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Delivery driver mashed hand between the lift gate of delivery truck and a 55 gallon drum of antifreeze.

2012 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

A miner with approximately 38 years experience had a medical event while behind the wheal of a water truck. The miner was removed from the truck and transported by ambulance to a hospital. Nothing associated with the mine or equipment led to the medical event and no accident is being declared. The miner was released from the hospital within 4 hours of the medical event.

2011 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled back while exiting the vehicle.

Fall from ladders

Miner was doing mechanical work on a quarry truck, while accessing the truck a ladder was used, miner placed ladder on unstable area, miner fell and injured left knee.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While removing fill plug from hydraulic tank on trackhoe. EE lost grip on wrench and fell to ground hitting left shoulder on ground. He requested medical attention because of recurring shoulder pain-until that the injury was classed as non-reportable. Note 10 days reportine.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer was pulling drill with a dozer, steele got hung behind dirt pile, steele broke loose and struck leg/calf.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CUTTING SOME BRUSH FROM AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN HE STUCK A PART OF THE BRUSH THROUGH HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.