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Pit #1 & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Newport Sand & Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Brian J Beretta

Newport, Cocke County, TN · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4003016

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2000–2023
Latest incident: May 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

108

citations

significant & substantial

$11,853

proposed penalties

$11,853

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	23,425	2	0	85.4
2025 Q3	21,027	1	0	47.6
2025 Q2	19,238	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	19,230	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	18,097	1	0	55.3
2024 Q3	20,927	2	0	95.6
2024 Q2	20,303	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	18,678	1	1	53.5

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 31, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Newport Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

Injured employee was checking engine fluids and fell.

2017 · 1 incident

July 26, 2017 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Newport Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

Injured worker was exiting the cab of a front end loader. IW failed to grab the handrail and fell to the ground. Left arm was fractured. Handrail was inspected by both the operator in pre-shift inspection and company personnel. It was found to be in proper working order.

2000 · 1 incident

March 27, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Newport Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAINTENANCE MAN WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TODISLODGE ROCKS FROM THE FEEDER GRIZZLEY WHEN HE MISSED AND THE HAMMER HANDLE CONTACTED HIS KNEE.