Mining Incidents

Potter South East Stone Facility Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dwayne Potter
LaFollette, Campbell County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4003530

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2021–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
239
citations
67
significant & substantial
$130,645
proposed penalties
$105,133
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 2,679 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,005 5 0 999.0
2025 Q2 3,351 2 0 596.8
2025 Q1 3,206 4 0 1247.7
2024 Q4 2,898 1 0 345.1
2024 Q3 2,126 12 3 5644.4
2024 Q2 1,625 2 0 1230.8
2024 Q1 4,852 5 0 1030.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 9, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potter South East LLC · 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

2023 · 1 incident

2022 · 3 incidents

October 3, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potter South East LLC · 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.

August 24, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Potter South East LLC · Fall onto or against objects

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

June 11, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Potter South East LLC · 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

November 30, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Potter South East LLC · 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.

June 15, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Potter South East LLC · Struck against stationary object

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

May 26, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potter South East LLC · 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.