Mining Incidents

IMPERIAL BLACK Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Sonja F Jones
Grainger County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000055

IMPERIAL BLACK has $276 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
2
significant & substantial
$276
proposed penalties
$276
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
78
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: 78 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

IMPERIAL BLACK has $276 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$276
proposed penalties
$276
current assessed
$276
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-04-02.
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
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 691 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,424 1 1 702.2
2001 Q1 1,375 1 1 727.3
2000 Q4 486 2 0 4115.2
2000 Q3 1,416 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,750 0 0 0.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 1,534 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1998 · 1 incident

February 17, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Imperial Black Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MEN WERE OPENING THE MILL DOORS TO BRING IN MARBLE WHEN A MICRO BURST OF WIND PUSHED ONE DOOR INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS HAND NEXT TO THE FRAME AND CUT HIS CHEEK. NO STI TCHES WERE REQUIRED. THE HAND WAS X-RAYED AND ITWAS NOT BROKEN,ONLY BADLY BRUISED.

1997 · 1 incident

May 14, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Black Marble Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ADJUSTING POSITIONING BLOCK OF MARBLE ON WIRE SAW. THE PUSHED AGAINST BLOCK AND CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN.

1994 · 3 incidents

October 3, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imperial Black Marble Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON POLISHING TABLE TO SHEER OPERATOR WHERE TO GREASE MACHINE. THE TABLE WAS SLICK FROM POLISHING COMPOUND CAUSING OWNER TO SLIP AND FALL.

April 19, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imperial Black Marble Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS A HERNIA IN THE RIGHT GROIN. HE REPORTED IT ON 19 APR. 94, AND SAID THAT IT HAPPENED TWO MONTHS PRIOR. HE HAD NOT REPORTED THE INJURY PREVIOUSLY. HE DID NOT STATE WHERE IT OCCU RRED. I DO NOT THINK THIS INJURY IS WORK REPLATED. I AM SENDING THIS REPORT INTO COVER MYSELF.

March 30, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Imperial Black Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT BROKE ON BLACK & DECKER SANDER AND CUT EE'S FINGER. EE TREATED FINGER WITH ANTISEPTIC AT QUARRY. CUT LATER GOT INFECTED AND EE HAD TO GO TO THE DR. TO HAVE THE CUT LANCED.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

February 4, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Imperial Black Marble Company · Fall down stairs

I WAS WALKING TO THE LOWER QUARRY AND SLIPEED GOING DOWN A SET OF STEPS BECAUSE OF MUDDY BOOTS THE STEPS DID HAVE HANDRAILS ON BOTH SIDES.

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