Mining Incidents

Williamson County Operations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knox Tillman W
Williamson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002795

MSHA record for Williamson County Operations (mine ID 4002795). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Williamson County Operations.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hall & Knox Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF HEAVY LINING TO LINE A DRAGLINE SWINGER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMAN.

June 18, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hall & Knox Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CUTTING WIRE ROPE OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET IN ORDER TO PUT ON NEW ONE. WHEN CUT WAS COMPLETED ROPE FLEW UP & STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT EYE LID MAKING BURN & CUT.

March 13, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hall & Knox Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER PUMP INTAKE HOSE FUTHER INTO MINING PIT FOR COLLECTION OF WATER. ROPE INSIDE HOSE BROKE, AND EMPLOYEE FELL SIDEWAYS INTO BATTERY BOX. THIS CAUSED A LARGE BRUISE ON S IDE OF RIGHT HIP AREA.

1989 · 1 incident

May 24, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hall & Knox Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BATTERY FOR A DRAGLINE OUT OF SHOP TRUCK BED. WHEN HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO SET BATTERY INTO DRAGLINE, HE TORE A HERNIA IN THE STOMACH AROUND NAVEL AREA.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Williamson County Operations

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.