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Mountain Sand And Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Carter County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002903

MSHA record for Mountain Sand And Gravel (mine ID 4002903). 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
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Mountain Sand & Gravel 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mountain Sand And Gravel sits in Carter County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Carter County, Tennessee · Population 56,462
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$48,435
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

1988 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Mountain Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HOISTING AND TURN ROCK LODGED IN SYSTEM THE ROCK TURNED ON THE HAND OF EMPLOYEE AND THE ROCK SHARP EDGE CUT HIS HAND

February 2, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

I NAME SAYD I WAS GREASING THE BUCKET ON 75B LOADER HAD BUCET RAISED UP AND HAD A SUPPORT ARM HOLDING THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER UP WHILE I WAS GREASIN G BUCKET JOINTS I HEARD A LOUD POPPIN G NOISE AND EVEYTHING WENT BLACK NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS IN ELIZABETH HOSPTIAL FROM WHEAT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THE SUPPORT ARM GAVE WAY AND BENT.