Mining Incidents

Moore County Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Moore County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002576

MSHA record for Moore County Quarry (mine ID 4002576). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Mar 1986
Ownership history
  1. Moore County Highway Department 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Moore County Quarry sits in Moore 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.
Moore County, Tennessee · Population 6,611
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$66,687
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

March 17, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Moore County Highway Department · Struck by flying object

STANDING 500 YA9DS AWAY WAITING FOR BLASTING EXPLOSION. STRUCK ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD BY FLYING ROCK. HE HAS CONTUSION LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, LEFT EYE DISCOLORED, BRAIN BRUISED & JAW BROKE