Mining Incidents

Perryville Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert W Watkins
Parson, Decatur County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000818

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
182
citations
53
significant & substantial
$48,360
proposed penalties
$31,938
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
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 3,429 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,415 3 1 554.0
2016 Q1 5,228 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,789 6 0 883.8
2015 Q3 9,276 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,232 6 2 534.2
2015 Q1 7,902 4 0 506.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2011 · 1 incident

November 9, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Wednesday, 11/09/2011, the individual was inside the screen pushing up on a panel and felt pain in his shoulder. He felt the injury was insignificant and didn't report it to management until 11/14/2011. He was referred to his primary care physician immediately who felt that it was minor.

2003 · 1 incident

May 1, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ABOARD JIMMY T EE TRIED TO MOVE A BATTERY CHARGER WHICH RESULTED IN BACK & LEG PAIN

2002 · 1 incident

March 12, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE BRINGING THE DREDGE IN TO THE BANK FOR THENIGHT THE SPUD HIT A SAND BAR AND CAUSED THE DREDGE TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE BARGES SHIFTED CAUSING THE CABLES TO SNAP TIGHT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET AWAY FROM THE TIGHTENING CABLES WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT. ARM.

2001 · 3 incidents

February 16, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REMOVING BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

2000 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS ENROUTE TO THE DREDGE WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

January 17, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP BRAKE SHOES THAT WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR OF SHOP. WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP HE WAS IN PAIN IN HIS BACK.