Mining Incidents

Cowan Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

SRM Materials · Surface
Controlled by Michael Hollingshead
Cowan, Franklin County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4003566

Cowan Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
11
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,139
proposed penalties
$1,988
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
12
inspections on record
195
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: 195 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cowan Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
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
2025 Q4 9,282 1 0 107.7
2025 Q3 10,519 1 0 95.1
2025 Q2 9,975 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,484 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,304 2 0 194.1
2024 Q3 9,485 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,430 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,055 1 1 141.7
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,444 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,326 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,203 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,224 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,206 3 0 483.4
2022 Q3 6,959 1 0 143.7
2022 Q2 14,514 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,006 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,525 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 20, 2026 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SRM Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using three points of contact to get into the telehandler lift prior to operation.

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