Employee was attempting to remove a bolt from the top of the hydraulic tank on the drill, so the tank could be filled with hydraulic fluid. As the employee positioned the socket and ratchet on the bolt, they attempted to loosen the bolt, and as they applied pressure, they felt a pop and immediate pain in their bicep area of their arm.
H & H Rock Inc Metal/Non-Metal
H & H Rock Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Walter Hickman; James Hickman
Georgetown,
Meigs County,
TN
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4003346
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2015–2024
- Latest incident
- Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
42
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,217
proposed penalties
$5,217
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 | 5,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,387 | 2 | 0 | 371.3 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,162 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,106 | 1 | 0 | 195.8 |
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 file2024 · 1 incident
H & H Rock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
2023 · 1 incident
August 29, 2023
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
OTHER
H & H Rock Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee experienced a personal medical condition that required ambulance transport. Employee has just completed taking tools to another employee at the time of the illness. Condition had nausea, dizziness and chest pain.
2015 · 1 incident
H & H Rock Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Scale clerk was waiting on a truck at the ticket window, she turned to go see the location of truck at which time she fell. Clerk indicated as she turned her ankle gave way and she fell in the middle of the office floor. As a result of the fall she has 3 fractured bones in her left foot.