Mining Incidents

Potter South East Stone FacilityMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Dwayne Potter
LaFollette, Campbell County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4003530
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2021–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a hydraulic hose to remove it from drill. Pulled left pectoral muscle.

2024 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing into the bed of an articulated vehicle and slipped and fell.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

While stepping off the bed of employee's truck, employee stepped on a rock rolling the ankle.

2022 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE was changing a bucket and putting a hammer on. EE was using a sledge hammer to knock the pins in, when a piece of the pin chipped and went into EE's first finger on their left hand.

Fall onto or against objects

Walking toward the truck, tripped and fell onto a sharp rock, laceration to left elbow

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a grease gun when the hose blew and grease got into EE's left thumb.

2021 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Truck lost all air pressure and was hung in neutral. EE came from top of the hill with no brakes, hit a berm then hit a tree to get stopped.

Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped off the screen machine onto a rock and rolled ankle.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was straightening belts on crusher pulley. Employee's left hand got caught between pulley and belt lines.