Mining Incidents

Forks Of River: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tenn Luttrell Company · Surface
Controlled by Global Stone Corp
Knox County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000012

MSHA record for Forks Of River (mine ID 4000012). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Tennessee Asphalt Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Tenn Luttrell Company 1987 to 1988
  3. Phillips & Jordan Inc 1988 to 1994
  4. Tenn Luttrell Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Forks Of River sits in Knox County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Knox County, Tennessee · Population 487,401
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 16, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phillips & Jordan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.SHOVELS DIRT CONTINUOUSLY AND THAT IS THE CAUSE.

1989 · 1 incident

May 3, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Phillips & Jordan Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WELDING I NAME EYES GOT SLIGHTLY BURNED HE HAD ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WELDING HOOD

1988 · 1 incident

December 13, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phillips & Jordan Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK WAS LODGED IN CRUSHER CHUTE I NAME WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER IN A RESTRICTED AREA TO DISLODGE IT.