Mining Incidents

Grimsley Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
Grimsley, Fentress County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003063

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,352
proposed penalties
$2,904
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
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 23 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 68 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

7 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Trying to replace the pin in the linkage arm on 972 wheeled loader, when the bar they had in the hole in the arm, slipped out, letting the arm fall. The linkage arm hit EE in the right ear and left shoulder.

February 14, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was dismounting a wheel loader. As he came off the last rung of the ladder, he stepped on a 3"+ rock, bruising his right foot. He did not request medical attention until 2/17/06. The physician returned him to work with restrictions after his follow up visit on 2/20/06. He has to use crutches and stay off foot. We can accommodate.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was down in the classifier grinding a bolt with a hand grinder. When a piece of steel cutting hit him in the right eye.

July 1, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was pulling on v belts to turn crusher to align bolts for drive tires.

2004 · 1 incident

December 14, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in replacement of impeller for classifier pump. as they were putting pump back in place, the pump swung out knocking the board he was standing on loose. he grabbed the motor to stop his fall. the motor fell into classifier and when it came to the end of the chain it stopped abruptly, causing the motor to strike the ee s chest

2003 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Plateau Sand Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND PULLEY.

April 25, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plateau Sand Co. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING ON CROSS WALK AT PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH THE HANDRAIL, INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.