Mining Incidents

Dunn Quarries Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David M Rose
Crossville, Cumberland County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002730

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Dunn Quarries.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
26
significant & substantial
$22,489
proposed penalties
$16,311
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
2011 Q2 87 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 339 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,378 1 1 725.7
2010 Q2 1,551 1 0 644.7
2010 Q1 404 7 3 17326.7
2009 Q4 801 2 2 2496.9
2009 Q3 1,032 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

11 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 20, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Struck by flying object

A piece of metal broke off a bearing housing when employee was hammering the housing to remove the bearing. The piece of metal embedded in the left knee. A general surgeon is needed to remove the metal from the knee. This is scheduled for a later date.

2009 · 3 incidents

December 11, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

According to the doctors report it would appear that there has been some inhalation of small quantities of coal dust and/or other silica containing dust. this is however, not sufficient for a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease due to occupational dust exposure.

August 24, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

stepped off dozer while carrying a battery and twisted back, causing pain.

April 24, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Assessment: ILD (Interstitial lung diease), Patient has bultiple exposures and risk including the silica exposure and smoking. Injury is a previous chronic heavy smoker, who smoked for more than 30 years. He also worked for about 25 years in stone cutting

2006 · 1 incident

May 30, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was palletizing rock when a slab slid off the rock bank into his foot and caused him to fall into the rock bank, which kept sliding onto his right hand. His right thumb was injured.

2002 · 1 incident

September 17, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A ROCK OFF A BLUFF. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE HAD A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN A LUMBAR STRAIN.

2000 · 5 incidents

October 4, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP STONE TO STACK. WHEN HE WENT TO SET A PIECE DOWN, HE DID NOT GET HIS HAND OUT FROM UNDER THE STONE AND IT SLID DOWN AND SMASHED HIS FINGERS - CAUSING ONE TO BE BROKEN.

September 12, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STACKING ROCK WHEN A PIECE SCALLED OFF AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION ON ARM. RESULTED IN 3 STITCHES.

June 8, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer OTHER
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HORSEPLAYING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT RESULTED IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BEING IN- JURED.

January 25, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Building Stone, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK ON DOZER. A PIECE OF METAL HE WAS REACHING FOR FELL-SMASHING HIS #4 FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DOZER ROLLER.