Mining Incidents

Overton County Quarry TennesseeMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Overton County-Tn
Livingston, Overton County, TN · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4001177
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off track loader when his foot slipped on the track and twisted his left knee.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reaching inside Hammermill machine to retrieve a rock. Another employee thought that he had his arm out of the machine and began to turn the machine manually causing the machine to squeeze the employee's left arm causing a small contusion.

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on Hammermill machine when dust flew in his left eye.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Putting metal in shoot at quarry, when it came loose it jarred his arm, causing a knot 8/8/05. Went to doctor 8/15/05 returned to work 8/22/05.

2003 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

HOLDING METAL TO PUT C CLAMP ON TRACKHOE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BELT ON SHAKER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPLACING METAL ON CHUTE TO HAMMER MILL, PULLE MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING HAMMERS ON HAMMER MILL, DRILL STEEL HIT FRONT TOOTH ON LEFT SIDE.