Mining Incidents

BOLIVAR MINE AND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Shearin Michael T
Hardeman County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000778

BOLIVAR MINE AND MILL has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
16
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 16 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BOLIVAR MINE AND MILL has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q2 1,824 2 0 1096.5
2000 Q1 1,600 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 25, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT PIPE ON PIPELINE IN ORDER TO PUT NEW PIPE IN. THIS WAS BEING DONE FROM A BOAT, WIND BLEW BOAT AROUND, ELBOW HIT PIPE AND KNOCKED CHAIN SAW DOWN, CUTTING LEFT LEG JUST BE LOW AND TO RIGHT OF KNEE. LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT (8) STITCHES TO CLOSE.

1989 · 1 incident

July 18, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

USING A COME A LONG TO PULL TWO PIPES TOGETHER ON PIPELINE, COME A LONG SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT LEFT HAND ON UNKNOWN OBJECT TEARING TISSUE THUMB AND FINGER AND INTO PALM.

1986 · 3 incidents

October 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A3SNAD TRUCK HIT ANOTHER SAND TRUCK INT HE REAR OTHER TRUCK WAS SLOWED DOWN FOR SCHOOLD BUS IN FRONT OF IT.

October 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A3TRUCK ON STATE HIGHWAY WAS SLOWED DOWN FOR A SCHOOL BUS IN FRONT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER SAND TRUCK

July 18, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP OF TRUCK LOAD OF GRAVEL & CULVERTS HE WAS ROLLING THE CULVERTS TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK CAUSE UNKNOWN

1983 · 1 incident

October 21, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER HAD BENT OVER TO LOOK UNDER TRUCK THAT WAS BEING WORKED ON WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP KNEE POPPED AND GAVE WAY

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