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Nicks Sand Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by W A Nicks
Madison County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002710

Nicks Sand Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Nicks Construction Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 5
1994 5
1993 5
1992 5
1991 6
1990 4
1989 5
1988 5
1987 5
1986 3
1985 1
1984 2
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Nicks Sand Plant sits in Madison 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.
Madison County, Tennessee · Population 98,845
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,189
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

1991 · 1 incident

February 28, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicks Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LIFTING 40 FT SECTION OF PIPE PIPEFELL AND HIT HIM ON SHOULDER.

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1990 · 1 incident

November 14, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nicks Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

MOVING CONVEYOR BELT,LEG ON BELT FELL.HAD TO JUMP FROM BELT TO KEEP FROM POSSIBLY FALLING ON EMPL.WAS ON BELT UNHOOKING CHAIN USED TO PULL IT.