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County Quarry: 166 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Campbell County-TN
Jacksboro, Campbell County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000739

County Quarry has $59K in proposed MSHA penalties and $473 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1988–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
166
citations
86
significant & substantial
$59,324
proposed penalties
$45,493
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,831 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Campbell County Highway Department's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
93
inspections on record
1,127
inspection hours
14.7
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.
166 citations across 1,127 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

County Quarry has $59K in proposed MSHA penalties and $473 outstanding across 10 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.
$59K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$473
outstanding
160 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $45K in penalties contested before the Commission, $32K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
53.4%
significant & substantial
15.5%
high negligence or reckless
53.4%
reasonably likely or greater
65.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.2% low, 83.2% moderate, 15.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
60 citations taken to the federal commission · 36% of citations on record
  • Settled 60 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 46 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$45K proposed, $32K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-01-13.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2010-462M Settlement Gill 2011 $8K → $5K
SE 2012-198M Prevail Paez 2014 $8K → $8K
SE 2009-430M Settlement 2011 $7K → $4K
SE 2010-172M Settlement 2011 $7K → $4K
SE 2010-80M Settlement Gill 2011 $5K → $3K
SE 2007-184M Settlement Melick 2007 $4K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-03-25
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (22)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2023-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-06-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bobcat Operator
2021-06-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2021-06-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-06-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.6 10 0.06 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-06-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.36 1.58 0.86 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.36 0.15 Truck Driver
2005-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.67 1.68 0.99 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-10-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 1.65 0.27 Cleanup Man
2004-04-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 1.82 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-04-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 2.54 0.25 Truck Driver
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 2.12 0.10 Cleanup Man
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.08 1.81 0.60 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Campbell County Highway Department 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 3
2024 3
2023 3
2022 3
2021 3
2020 4
2019 4
2018 4
2017 4
2016 4
2015 4
2014 4
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 4
2009 4
2008 4
2007 5
2006 4
2005 5
2004 6
2003 5
2002 5
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

County Quarry sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,234 1 0 810.4
2026 Q1 1,873 2 0 1067.8
2025 Q4 1,536 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,083 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,060 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,312 4 0 3048.8
2024 Q4 1,167 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,272 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,360 2 1 1470.6
2024 Q1 1,367 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,308 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,326 2 0 1508.3
2023 Q2 1,373 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,412 1 0 708.2
2022 Q4 1,026 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,042 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 949 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,260 1 0 793.7
2021 Q4 1,277 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,232 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,105 1 0 905.0
2021 Q1 1,137 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 922 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,263 1 1 791.8
2020 Q2 1,084 1 0 922.5
2020 Q1 1,196 4 1 3344.5
2019 Q4 1,274 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 987 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,222 4 3 3273.3
2019 Q1 1,412 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,707 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,304 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,282 1 0 780.0
2018 Q1 1,384 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,368 2 0 1462.0
2017 Q3 1,144 1 1 874.1
2017 Q2 1,048 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 972 2 0 2057.6
2016 Q4 1,146 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,707 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,438 2 1 1390.8
2016 Q1 1,319 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,345 1 1 743.5
2015 Q3 1,282 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,287 5 4 3885.0
2015 Q1 1,759 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,313 2 1 1523.2
2014 Q3 1,375 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,537 1 0 650.6
2014 Q1 2,052 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,204 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,146 2 1 1745.2
2013 Q2 1,536 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,739 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,621 2 0 1233.8
2012 Q3 1,462 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,290 1 0 775.2
2012 Q1 1,861 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,542 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,556 2 0 1285.3
2011 Q2 1,764 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,947 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,590 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,052 1 1 950.6
2010 Q2 1,296 11 7 8487.7
2010 Q1 1,821 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,708 1 1 585.5
2009 Q3 1,713 42 30 24518.4
2009 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,705 6 4 3519.1
2008 Q4 1,820 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,713 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,844 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,992 4 1 2008.0
2007 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,820 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,844 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,830 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,714 14 8 8168.0
2006 Q3 1,626 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,761 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,811 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,410 10 3 7092.2
2005 Q3 1,697 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,169 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,275 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,844 3 1 1626.9
2004 Q3 2,078 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,561 2 2 780.9
2004 Q1 2,901 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,771 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,791 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,416 5 2 2069.5
2002 Q4 2,742 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,397 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,790 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,356 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,754 1 0 363.1
2001 Q3 2,382 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,802 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,401 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,802 6 6 2141.3
2000 Q3 2,384 11 4 4614.1
2000 Q2 2,786 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,866 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2022 · 1 incident

June 24, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck by falling object

Changing screens at the quarry, the screen slipped out of EE's hands & cut EE's right hand.

2019 · 1 incident

April 23, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck against stationary object

EE was working in hopper & noticed the breaker had slipped. Went into electrical building & opened electrical box & noticed a fuse that was loose. EE smacked it w/hand & fire came out of box. EE thought EE had turned breaker off before EE touched it. EE also thought EE was fine, but looked down & saw blood dripping from arm. Had to go to ER & received 6 stitches in L arm.

2013 · 1 incident

January 31, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

This description/recount is told to me by an ee. According to that ee at approximately 1:00pm he along with another ee were assisting the mechanic who was doing maintenance on the screen. EE and another ee were pulling the motor up. EE got his (L) hand caught between the cable and the pulley. EE was taken to LaFallette Medical Venter ER.

2012 · 1 incident

September 26, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal safety director HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE called me @ 7:40am and reported to me that he came into work @ the quarry @ 6:30am. He stated that he began cranking the water pump and, immediately, pain shot into the lower left side of his back. EE went to see Dr. @ 3:30pm on the same days of his injury.

1994 · 1 incident

February 14, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Campbell County Highway Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS USING A METAL BAR TRYING TO UNCLOG THE HOPPER ON THE CRUSHER. THE METAL BAR SLIPPED ON THE ROCK AND EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED CRUSHED LEFT WRIST AND CUTS ON T HE FACE.

1993 · 1 incident

August 12, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

LOADER MAN, WAS LOADING TRUCK WHICK WAS DRIVEN BY INJURED, W/ SHOT ROCK. A LARGE ROCK WAS DUMPED INTO THE BVED OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING INJURED'S HEAD TO HIT THE TRUCK TOP W/ HIS HEAD. THIS CAUSE D STIFFNESS OF THE NECK.

1991 · 4 incidents

September 20, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CLEANING ROCK OUT OF METAL SHOOT. WHILE DOING THIS HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE METAL FRAME.

April 22, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Campbell County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE HEAD ON THE DRILL WHEN THE DRILL HEAD FLIPPED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND THUS BREAKING HIS RING FINGE ON THIS HAND.

March 28, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Campbell County Highway Department · Fall from machine

ADJUSTING HAMMERS ON HAMMERMILL-FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 5 FEET FELL ON THE GROUND AND BRUISED HIS ARM AND SIDE. NO BROKEN BONES JUST BRUISE.

1990 · 1 incident

August 24, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck by flying object

JAW CRUSHER WAS HUNG UP WITH A LARGE ROCK. HE WAS BREAKING THE ROCK TO FREE THE CRUSHER. A SMALL ROCK FLEW OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG- BRUSING IT. JUST A BRUISE.

1988 · 1 incident

October 11, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Campbell County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS ON A DOZER AND TOOK THE DOZER OVER A HUMP OF CRUSHED ROCK. GOING OVER TH HUMP JARRED HIS BACK.