While assisting in the removal of an existing 4 conductor 6 gauge SO cord, the employee slipped and fell when walking on an embankment.
Cowan Quarry: 82 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Cowan Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1985–2021
- Latest incident
- Aug 2021
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.Cowan Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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.- Settled 5 · 100%
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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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
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.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 2015-0139 | Settlement | Gill | 2015 | $601 → $480 |
| SE 2018-0069 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2018 | $533 → $266 |
| SE 2005-22M | Settlement | Zielinski | 2005 | $503 → $220 |
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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)
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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: 2026-04-30
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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.- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
- Respirable dust, <.1mg4
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (53)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2023-12-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2021-09-29 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.33 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-09-29 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2021-09-29 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.98 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2018-04-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2018-04-18 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.42 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2018-04-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.36 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-04-18 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.6 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2013-09-11 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.26 | 10 | 0.03 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2013-09-11 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.55 | 10 | 0.06 | Utility Man |
| 2009-11-20 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.38 | 10 | 0.04 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2009-02-03 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.21 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2007-07-31 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.7 | 2.67 | 0.26 | Utility Man |
| 2007-07-31 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.59 | 2.6 | 0.23 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2005-01-26 | Vanadium fumes | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Zinc oxide fumes | 0.09 | 10 | 0.01 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Aluminum oxide fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Arsenic fumes | 0 | 500 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Beryllium fumes | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Cadmium oxide fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Chromium, insoluble | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Cobalt fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Copper fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Iron oxide fumes | 0.02 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Lead fumes | 0 | 150 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Magnesium oxide fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Molybdenum fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Nickel fumes | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Titanium dioxide fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Vanadium fumes | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Zinc oxide fumes | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Manganese fumes | 0.02 | 5 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Copper fumes | 0 | 300 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Aluminum oxide fumes | 0.07 | 20 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Arsenic fumes | 0 | 1500 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Beryllium fumes | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Cadmium oxide fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Chromium, insoluble | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Cobalt fumes | 0 | 300 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Iron oxide fumes | 0.06 | 20 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Lead fumes | 0 | 450 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Magnesium oxide fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Manganese fumes | 0.09 | 5 | 0.02 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Molybdenum fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Nickel fumes | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2005-01-26 | Titanium dioxide fumes | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2004-04-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 2.28 | 0.11 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-04-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 1.29 | 0.09 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-04-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.24 | 3.24 | 0.38 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2004-04-06 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | 10 | 0.02 | Truck Driver |
| 2004-04-06 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.2 | 2.67 | 0.45 | Truck Driver |
| 2002-03-21 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.18 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Cowan Quarry recorded 6.79 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 * | 6.79 | 6.79 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 19.09 | 9.54 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Cowan Stone Company 1950 to 1989
- Crushed Stone Inc 1989 to 1991
- Rogers Group Inc 1991 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2003 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 7 |
Cowan Quarry sits in Franklin County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2026 Q2 | 3,338 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 4,237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 2,860 | 1 | 0 | 349.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,317 | 2 | 0 | 316.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 2,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,929 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,274 | 1 | 0 | 189.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,962 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 5,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,398 | 2 | 0 | 212.8 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 6,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,068 | 1 | 0 | 141.5 |
| 2020 Q3 | 7,068 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 8,616 | 1 | 0 | 116.1 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,104 | 1 | 0 | 243.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6,517 | 2 | 0 | 306.9 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,139 | 1 | 0 | 194.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,157 | 6 | 0 | 1163.5 |
| 2017 Q3 | 6,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,397 | 1 | 0 | 185.3 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,448 | 1 | 0 | 290.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,203 | 1 | 0 | 138.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,001 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,754 | 5 | 1 | 1051.7 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,331 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,090 | 1 | 0 | 244.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,917 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,469 | 1 | 0 | 182.8 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,544 | 1 | 0 | 220.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,954 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,502 | 1 | 0 | 285.6 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,392 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,861 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,861 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,370 | 2 | 0 | 1459.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,211 | 1 | 1 | 825.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,007 | 4 | 1 | 1330.2 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,959 | 1 | 0 | 252.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 4,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,412 | 5 | 0 | 1465.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,929 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,166 | 5 | 1 | 1200.2 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 12,741 | 8 | 2 | 627.9 |
| 2005 Q3 | 12,544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,984 | 2 | 0 | 670.2 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,621 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,205 | 6 | 3 | 967.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 5,462 | 3 | 1 | 549.2 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 6,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 5,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,970 | 2 | 1 | 402.4 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,852 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,957 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,278 | 3 | 0 | 568.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
20 on file2021 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was having chest pains and numbness in arm.
2016 · 2 incidents
Lime bin stopped up, employee was using a hammer and steel rod to try and get it unplugged when had a pain in left upper arm
This report stems from an incident on 08-10-2016 not reported until later - first doctor visit 09/07/2016. Haul truck backed into the loader. Truck avoiding spillage contacted loader dipper.
2014 · 1 incident
EE was washing and cleaning up a primary impactor to paint on 6/5/14. Removed a wedge from side access door, set it on frame to do more cleaning, wedge dislodged falling onto main frame then glancing off onto his foot and ankle. He had pain but continued to work. 6th he came into work with foot swollen and having a hard time walking. Went dr 6/9/14, major contusion, off 3 weeks.
2013 · 1 incident
Helping do PM service on a D8R Cat dozer employee was climbing down after shutting the door on the right side of the engine and was stepping from the blade arm step to the ground when his left knee popped that was on the step and cause him to fall to the ground employee went for x rays and show no broke bones but a MRI later showed a torn tendon.
2004 · 1 incident
On 8/28/04 at approx. 9:00 AM; two Industrial Machine employees were performing welding repairs on the frame of primary crusher; at this time one of the workers doing repairs inside crusher suddenly collapsed; EMT's were called and transported unconscious employee to Southern TN Medical Center, where employee was pronounced dead. (Investigation pending and on-going)
2003 · 1 incident
HELPING TO HOLD HANDRAILS, WHEN OTHERS SET THEIR END OF 11' HANDRAIL DOWN, FIRST EE LET METAL SLIP AND PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST PORCH.
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE USED A JERKING MOTION TO TIGHTEN BOLTS INSTEAD OF A STRAIN & PULL. DID NOT WEAR BACK BRACE WHICH HAD BEEN PROVIDED FOR HIM.
1991 · 1 incident
EMPL ATTEMPTED TO MOVE EUCLID TRUC TIRE FROM SHOP TWISTED WRONG WAY STRAINED SIDE MUSCLES.
1990 · 4 incidents
PUTTING NEW WATER LINE AT FEEDER.AREA WAS MUDDY,EMPL SLIPPED AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.
REPLACING BEAM SLIPPED CATCH EMP HAND
EE WAS GREASING THE PUG MILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL FROM IT.
WORKER WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT YARD TURNED HIS FOOT AND FELL STRAINING HIS LEG MUSCLES.
1987 · 2 incidents
WORKING ON HAMM9R MILL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER;RIGHT HAND SLIPPED WITH HAMMER BAR AND INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
PREPARING TO DI1 OUT MATERIAL FROM HAMMER MILL WHEN SOME STONE FELL. I.NAME RAN DOWN STEPS TO AVOID BEING STRUCK & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
1986 · 3 incidents
WHILE PRYING TR6CK AXLE WITH A PRY-BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED TOSSING EMPLOYEE BACKWARD.
EMPL MASHED THU4B WHILE HAMMERING PIN ON SCREEN HOUSING.
METAL SPLINTER 9NTERED EYE WHILE OPERATING GRINDER.
1985 · 1 incident
STEPPED FROM 966 CAT LOADER TO THE GROUND AND TURNED ANKLE.