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Marion Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Marion County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000113

MSHA record for Marion Quarry (mine ID 4000113). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Marion Quarry sits in Marion County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Marion County, Tennessee · Population 29,010
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,103
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

April 3, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRIVING TRUCK STOCKING OUT FINISHED PRODUCT. HE NOTICED SORENESS OF TESTICLES AND THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY USING FOOT & HAND BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. HE THOUGHT CONDITION WOULD IMPORV E BUT INSTEAD SORENESS GOT WORSE AND MOVED TO RIGHT GROIN AREA. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS SLOW INDUSTRIAL HERNIA REPAIRING SURGERY TO CORRECT.

1984 · 1 incident

May 29, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER HAD CHOKED DOWN. INJURED WAS HELPING TO GET ROCK OUT OF FEEDER. HAMMERS WERE BEING USED TO BREAK UP LARGER STONE TO MOVE OUT OF FEEDER. HE PICKED UP STONE TO MOVE OUT OF FEEDER HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING THE STONE IN HIS HAND TO MASH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND