Mining Incidents

Grimsley Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
Grimsley, Fentress County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003063

Grimsley Sand Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $448 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1993–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,352
proposed penalties
$2,904
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $448 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
335
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: 335 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Grimsley Sand Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $448 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$448
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-25.
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
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 23 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 68 0 0 0.0
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 3,016 2 2 663.1
2006 Q4 5,898 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,195 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,767 3 0 520.2
2006 Q1 4,053 1 0 246.7
2005 Q4 4,993 3 0 600.8
2005 Q3 4,057 1 0 246.5
2005 Q2 5,086 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,909 1 0 255.8
2004 Q4 4,596 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,493 2 0 364.1
2004 Q2 4,342 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,853 5 0 1752.5
2003 Q4 3,798 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,711 5 3 1347.3
2003 Q2 3,233 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,226 2 0 620.0
2002 Q4 3,233 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,628 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,999 2 0 1000.5
2002 Q1 2,329 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,381 2 1 591.5
2001 Q3 3,424 4 2 1168.2
2001 Q2 3,278 2 1 610.1
2001 Q1 2,386 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,921 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,707 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,302 4 1 929.8
2000 Q1 3,315 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

October 4, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Trying to replace the pin in the linkage arm on 972 wheeled loader, when the bar they had in the hole in the arm, slipped out, letting the arm fall. The linkage arm hit EE in the right ear and left shoulder.

February 14, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was dismounting a wheel loader. As he came off the last rung of the ladder, he stepped on a 3"+ rock, bruising his right foot. He did not request medical attention until 2/17/06. The physician returned him to work with restrictions after his follow up visit on 2/20/06. He has to use crutches and stay off foot. We can accommodate.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was down in the classifier grinding a bolt with a hand grinder. When a piece of steel cutting hit him in the right eye.

July 1, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was pulling on v belts to turn crusher to align bolts for drive tires.

2004 · 1 incident

December 14, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in replacement of impeller for classifier pump. as they were putting pump back in place, the pump swung out knocking the board he was standing on loose. he grabbed the motor to stop his fall. the motor fell into classifier and when it came to the end of the chain it stopped abruptly, causing the motor to strike the ee s chest

2003 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Plateau Sand Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND PULLEY.

April 25, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plateau Sand Co. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING ON CROSS WALK AT PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH THE HANDRAIL, INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1998 · 2 incidents

October 6, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sand Supply · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES ON DOZER TRACK LOOKING FOR AN OIL LEAK TO REPAIR-AS HE STARTED TO GET OFF TRACKS HE INJURED HIS KNEE

August 10, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sand Supply · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WORKING AT SAND PLANT UNCLOGGING THE HOPPER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HEAD AGAINST A STEEL BEAM.

1996 · 1 incident

February 15, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Supply · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO LOADER PREPARING TO LOAD SAND WHEN HE TWISTED INJURE RIGHT KNEE.

1995 · 1 incident

August 26, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Supply · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO OPERATE LOADER TO MOVE SAND. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE GROUND TO THE LOADER HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

1994 · 1 incident

June 15, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sand Supply · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS O THE YARD USING A CHISEL TO PRY LID ON BARRER THE CHISEL SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER

1993 · 1 incident

May 18, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Supply · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRING CABLE ON SHOVEL AND GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN THE CALBE PULLEY HE MASHED RIGHT RING FINGER AND SEVERED TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER.

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