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Camden Mine & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John H Ford
Camden, Benton County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000781

Camden Mine & Mill has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
130
citations
52
significant & substantial
$68,804
proposed penalties
$58,590
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,214 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
921
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: 921 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Camden Mine & Mill has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$69K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$59K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 2,925 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,424 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,072 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,032 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,186 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,039 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,050 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,333 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,751 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,606 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,975 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,617 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,152 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,839 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,242 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,907 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,662 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,413 10 6 2930.0
2021 Q1 2,789 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,762 6 4 2172.3
2020 Q3 3,329 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,805 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,748 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,391 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,454 1 0 289.5
2019 Q2 3,219 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,975 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,172 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,867 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,423 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,758 1 0 568.8
2017 Q4 1,866 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,891 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,076 1 0 481.7
2017 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,465 6 4 2434.1
2016 Q3 3,042 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,675 4 0 1495.3
2016 Q1 2,348 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,338 1 0 427.7
2015 Q3 2,773 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,545 2 1 564.2
2015 Q1 3,067 2 0 652.1
2014 Q4 2,937 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,194 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,086 1 0 324.0
2014 Q1 2,847 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,895 1 1 345.4
2013 Q3 3,032 1 0 329.8
2013 Q2 3,170 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,776 2 0 720.5
2012 Q4 2,863 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,329 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,674 2 0 544.4
2012 Q1 4,167 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,384 3 1 684.3
2011 Q3 6,191 1 0 161.5
2011 Q2 5,896 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,225 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,390 2 1 313.0
2010 Q3 7,833 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,238 7 6 849.7
2010 Q1 6,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,014 2 2 285.1
2009 Q3 7,713 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,532 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,150 16 2 2237.8
2008 Q4 5,214 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,170 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,912 17 7 2148.6
2008 Q1 6,778 3 0 442.6
2007 Q4 5,482 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,786 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,481 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,026 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,348 9 5 1682.9
2006 Q3 5,785 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,262 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,904 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,150 4 1 559.4
2005 Q3 4,762 6 3 1260.0
2005 Q2 7,792 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,354 5 3 1148.4
2004 Q4 4,993 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,324 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,836 7 3 1024.0
2004 Q1 5,878 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,382 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,015 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,485 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,614 1 0 151.2
2002 Q4 7,205 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,293 3 0 411.4
2002 Q2 7,711 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,555 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,021 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,392 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,199 1 1 454.8
2001 Q1 2,406 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,449 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,874 1 1 112.7
2000 Q2 7,190 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,993 1 0 143.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 21, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Camden Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

While changing a front tire on an articulated dump truck, the tech went to lower the jack and the jack slipped out letting the truck fall pinning the technician between the truck body and the ground.

2018 · 1 incident

September 4, 2018 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Camden Gravel Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL ON THE END DUMP WHILE STANDING ON THE PLATFORM. ONCE FINISHED, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS UNAWARE OF EE'S PLACEMENT, CAUSING EE TO FALL 4 FT. BACKWARDS FROM THE END DUMP.

1990 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Camden Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING OUT AROUND CONVEYOR HOPPER ON GROUND WHEN ANOTHER EE UP ON HOPPER ROLLED LARGE CHUNK OF DAY OFF STRIKING GROUND EE ON BACK. INJURED EE WAS BENDING OVER DR REPORTS INJURY TO BE 3 FRACTURED RIB. TY FOR TWO DAYS.

February 27, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Camden Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING PIECE OF STEEL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE-WHEN LOST GRIP CAUSING STEEL TO DROP-MASHING FINGER.

1986 · 1 incident

November 21, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Camden Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL TIGHTENING3BOLTS ON CRUSHER-WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL TO KNEE

1983 · 1 incident

December 16, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Camden Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON GRAVEL CRUSHER -ROCK HIT HIM ON RIGHT CHEEK CAUSING CONTUSION.

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