Mining Incidents

Marmor Quarry: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Phelps Walter
Blount County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000041

MSHA record for Marmor Quarry (mine ID 4000041). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. John J Craig Company 1950 to 1986
  2. Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc 1986 to 1989
  3. Phelps Limestone Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Marmor Quarry sits in Blount 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.
Blount County, Tennessee · Population 137,747
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$74,607
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 1 incident

December 11, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Phelps Limestone Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL WAS USING TESTER TO TEST 110 LINE AT SWITCH BOX. WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH TESTER THERE WAS FLARE CUASING BURNS TO FACE WRISTS & HANDS.

1988 · 1 incident

June 20, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WAS OVERHEAD OF GANG SAWS REASING OVERHEAD IDLERS. INSTEAD OF HOLDING GEARS WITH A STICK ON OTHER BJECT EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BELT, THUS JERKING HIS HAND INTO THE GEARS.

1987 · 7 incidents

October 23, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MOVING AIR LINE3DOWN IN QUARRY.COUPLING ON END OF HOSE CAME UNCOUPLED BEAT EMPL CUTTING RIGHT SIDE OF FACE,ALL 4 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT ARM NEAR SHOULDER.EMPL ALSO FX SEVERAL RIBS AND HURT HIS B5CK.

September 3, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Fall from piled material

EE WAS WALKING 5CROSS A LEDGE OF ROCKS & ROCKS SHIFTED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL. EE HURT HIS NACK & SCRAPED HIS RT ELBOW.

July 21, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG THE DERRICK TO LOAD MARBLE ON A PALLET. THE SLING ON THE DERRICK GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF MARBLE SLAB WHICH FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE S BACK AND ANKLE.

July 8, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER DRILLING ROCK AND WHEN HE WENT TO PULL THE 7/8 IN STEEL DRILL BIT OUT OF THE ROCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

February 27, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING 100LBS BAGS OF MARBLE CHIPS,SACK WAS PLACED ON EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER AND EMPLOYEE LEANED BACK TO FAR AND SPRAINED BACK.

February 6, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Candoro Marble & Granite Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING R2CK FROM THE GROUND INTO A BOX, WHEN PICKING UP A ROCK ANOTHER ROCK SLID OUT AND HIT LEFT THUMB JOINT WHICH CAUSED A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB. IDENT WAS CAUSE8 BY UNSAFE ACT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT PRPERLY ATTACH SLING TO THE PART THAT HE WAS LIFTING.

1983 · 3 incidents

August 8, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT UNDER THE CUPS ON SPROCKET CHAIN ON CRUSHER.

May 31, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

SLEDGING ROCK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THEY WERE TRYING TO TURN A ROCK OVER ROCK ROLLED ON LEFT FOOT

April 20, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John J Craig Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE LOADING BAGS OF TERRAZZO CHIPS- A STACK OF TERRAZZO CHIPS SLID INTO LEFT LEG.