Tri-State Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DURING STOCKPILING OPERATIONS THE TOP OF THE BANK DISLODGED & FELL INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER BREAKING THE GLASS & CUT THE OPERATOR\S HANDS & RIGHT SHOULDER.
Camden: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Tri-State Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul Wills; Dee Wills Goodwin
Benton County,
TN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000820
MSHA record for Camden (mine ID 4000820). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Aug 1983
Ownership history
- Tri-State Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Camden sits in Benton County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Benton County, Tennessee · Population 15,948
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$50,435
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.