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TRI-CITIES AIRPORT QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Martin Marietta Southeast Agg Operations, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc

Blountville, Sullivan County, TN · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4001657

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2008–2014
Latest incident: May 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$8,774

proposed penalties

$8,458

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
2025 Q4	7,882	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	7,709	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	9,511	3	1	315.4
2025 Q1	9,785	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	8,305	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	7,091	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,729	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	7,494	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 1 incident

May 27, 2014 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Aggregates USA LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a utility/razor knife to make a repair in a conveyor belt. The knife slipped and cut his left wrist/forearm area resulting in a laceration requiring 2 stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

July 2, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Aggregates USA LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was installing a skirt board on a conveyor when the pry bar he was using slipped and pinched his finger between the bar and an I-Beam that resulted in a cut to his right index finger that required sutures. Employee was released to return to work on the same day.