Mining Incidents

Dunlap Stone Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Dunlap Stone Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jeremy L Thomas
Dunlap, Sequatchie County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4003153

Dunlap Stone Sand Plant has $45K 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
5
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
113
citations
41
significant & substantial
$44,746
proposed penalties
$44,106
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $640 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
81
inspections on record
1,449
inspection hours
7.8
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.
113 citations across 1,449 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dunlap Stone Sand Plant has $45K 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-07.
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 7,691 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,754 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,337 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,037 1 0 165.6
2024 Q4 7,596 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,169 1 0 122.4
2024 Q2 4,264 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,576 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,561 6 3 914.5
2023 Q3 7,059 4 2 566.7
2023 Q2 7,617 4 2 525.1
2023 Q1 7,987 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,911 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,748 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,313 12 5 1288.5
2022 Q1 9,576 2 2 208.9
2021 Q4 4,775 4 2 837.7
2021 Q3 12,315 5 1 406.0
2021 Q2 4,423 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,886 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,392 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,600 3 0 394.7
2020 Q2 7,239 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,318 1 0 158.3
2019 Q4 7,469 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,238 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,245 1 0 138.0
2019 Q1 6,264 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,802 1 0 172.4
2018 Q3 6,329 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,645 1 0 115.7
2018 Q1 5,091 2 1 392.9
2017 Q4 6,058 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,528 2 2 265.7
2017 Q2 7,064 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,197 2 1 476.5
2016 Q4 5,046 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,657 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,244 2 0 381.4
2016 Q1 4,226 2 0 473.3
2015 Q4 5,160 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,756 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,503 1 1 222.1
2015 Q1 3,178 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,505 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,188 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,025 1 0 199.0
2014 Q1 3,931 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,239 1 1 235.9
2013 Q3 4,523 2 2 442.2
2013 Q2 4,488 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,481 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,615 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,961 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,292 2 0 377.9
2012 Q1 5,638 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,879 2 0 409.9
2011 Q3 5,542 1 1 180.4
2011 Q2 4,128 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,832 1 1 353.1
2010 Q4 3,469 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,877 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,377 5 0 1142.3
2010 Q1 3,100 1 0 322.6
2009 Q4 3,870 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,221 1 0 236.9
2009 Q2 3,792 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,227 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,805 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,684 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,783 1 0 209.1
2008 Q1 2,906 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,384 2 0 591.0
2007 Q3 4,334 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,368 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,648 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,398 7 2 1591.6
2006 Q3 3,686 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,810 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,352 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,421 9 4 2630.8
2005 Q3 3,979 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,858 2 0 518.4
2005 Q1 2,084 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,025 5 2 1652.9
2004 Q3 3,256 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,416 3 1 878.2
2004 Q1 2,368 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,436 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,481 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,604 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,552 2 1 563.1
2002 Q4 2,477 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,694 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,198 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,623 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,910 6 4 2061.9
2001 Q3 2,806 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,542 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,362 1 0 734.2
2000 Q4 2,132 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,132 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,219 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,225 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 30, 2021 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Dunlap Stone Inc · Struck by powered moving object

On Saturday October 30, at 10:00 am a miner was struck in the head and neck area with a Cat 324E long reach excavator bucket causing an injury to EE's neck. EE was able to return to work with restricted duties on December 15, 2021.

2013 · 1 incident

July 19, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dunlap Stone Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was working on cleaning out the pan of the primary crusher when he lost his footing which caused him to lose his footing. He twisted his foot and ankle as he fell.

2004 · 1 incident

December 7, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Dunlap Stone Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE LIT HIS LIGHTER TO SEE LEVEL OF FUEL IN MACHINE TANK. FIREBALL ERUPTED, BURNING EE'S FACE.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dunlap Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SKILL SAW KICKBACK

April 17, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dunlap Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CRANE WAS LOWERING LARGE PIECE OF STEEL INTO PLACE. EE WAS GUIDING IT, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AND POSITION, AMPUTATION OF END OF FINGER BETWEEN 2ND JOINT AND FINGERNAIL .

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