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Dekalb County Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dekalb County-Tn
Liberty, De Kalb County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4001323

Dekalb County Quarry & Mill has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $629 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
122
citations
45
significant & substantial
$55,820
proposed penalties
$55,191
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $629 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
72
inspections on record
851
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: 851 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dekalb County Quarry & Mill has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $629 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.
$56K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$55K
paid to date
$629
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-20.
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 1,832 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,832 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,832 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,832 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,832 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 480 1 0 2083.3
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 60 1 0 16666.7
2023 Q2 916 5 0 5458.5
2023 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 60 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,832 3 1 1637.6
2022 Q2 924 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,832 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 924 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 924 2 0 2164.5
2021 Q2 924 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 924 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 924 1 1 1082.3
2020 Q3 924 7 0 7575.8
2020 Q2 492 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 472 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 500 1 0 2000.0
2019 Q2 488 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 520 1 0 1923.1
2018 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 462 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 561 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 660 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 924 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 425 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 513 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 589 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 114 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 239 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 186 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 854 2 0 2341.9
2014 Q3 386 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 190 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 570 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 475 2 0 4210.5
2013 Q2 359 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 652 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 741 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 475 2 1 4210.5
2012 Q2 114 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 570 3 0 5263.2
2011 Q4 399 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 285 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 551 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 154 5 2 32467.5
2010 Q3 25 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 325 5 1 15384.6
2010 Q1 775 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 125 34 25 272000.0
2009 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 792 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 247 9 5 36437.2
2008 Q4 228 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 504 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 682 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 380 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 532 9 2 16917.3
2007 Q3 476 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 589 4 3 6791.2
2007 Q1 558 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 992 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 541 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 513 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,075 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,705 10 0 5865.1
2005 Q3 1,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,209 3 1 2481.4
2004 Q4 675 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 99 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 693 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 873 8 2 9163.8
2003 Q4 828 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 99 1 1 10101.0
2003 Q2 400 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,000 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 757 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 421 3 0 7125.9
2002 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 825 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 783 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,125 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 675 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,175 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,569 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,674 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 1 incident

May 4, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Dekalb County Highway Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee engaged main breaker in power room resulting in fire. The force of explosion, fall or combination the employee hit head and shoulder against block wall and door landing on concrete floor.

1993 · 1 incident

May 12, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dekalb County Highway Department · Fall from ladders

EE WAS APPROX. 10 FT IN THE AIR WHEN A RUNG BROKE ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Dekalb County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A EUCLID TRUCK WITH AN EMPTY LOAD OUT OF THE QUARRY UP AN INCLINE EMPLOYEE FILED TO USE LOW GEAR ON THE INCLINE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DIE THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT & OVER TURNED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE

June 26, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dekalb County Highway Department · Struck by falling object

DRIVER HAD JUST LOADED TRUCK AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOORS TO THE LOADING SHOOT. ROCK WAS JARRED LOOSE FROM ABOVE HIS HEAD AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EAR.

1989 · 1 incident

January 27, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dekalb County Highway Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAULING ROCK TO THE CRUSHER FROM THE PIT MOTOR STALLED OUT ON INCLINE AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS HIT BOULDER AND FILTED OVER ON SIDE DISLODGED BATTERY WHICH STRUCK THE DRIVER.

1986 · 1 incident

December 27, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dekalb County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ING TO UNCLOG ROCKS FROM CONVEYOR BELT HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO JAM DOWN INTO THE ROLLER COGS HIS 5TH FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS INJURED NEEDING STITCHES

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