Mining Incidents

OLIVER SPRINGS SAND PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc · Surface
Oliver Springs, Anderson County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4001376

OLIVER SPRINGS SAND PIT has $453 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2026
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$453
proposed penalties
$453
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
5
inspections on record
69
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 69 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

OLIVER SPRINGS SAND PIT has $453 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$453
proposed penalties
$453
current assessed
$453
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1992 · 1 incident

July 30, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

54736YEE WAS HELPING CHANGE A SCREEN.AFTER SCREEN WAS LOOSENED HE TOOK A LONG HOOK AND WAS TRYING TO PULL SCREEN OUT.HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A SCREEN CROSS BEAM.AS A RESULT,THE LITTLE F 95759 ON THE RIGHT HAND WAS CUT AND FRACTURED.

1991 · 3 incidents

September 27, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Group Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A BIG ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WEDGE IT OUR,A WEDGE FLEW OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE MOUTH.

August 26, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING DECK SCREEN(BOTTOM) AND CUT LEFT FOREARM.

May 4, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Rogers Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

WALKING DRILL FROM ONE BENCH TO ANOTHER WHEN THE BOOM SUPPORT BRACKET & HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BROKE CAUSING BOOM TO GO SIDEWAYS INTO CAB CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOOM & CAB EMPLOYEE STA TED HE AS OKAY O N THE DAT E OF THE ACCIDENT ON 05-06-91 EMPLOYEESTATED HE FELT HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION & WENT TO LOCAL E/R

1989 · 1 incident

October 11, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GREASING ROLL MILL WHILE RUNNING - MACHINERY CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE, PULLING HAND INTO MACHINE. FRACTURE TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER, DISLOCATED OTHER FINGERS- WRIST LACERATION.

1985 · 1 incident

May 3, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CUT SHIMS FOR JAW CRUSHER FROM A 4 X 8 1/2 METAL PLATE PROPPING ON 4 X 4 TIMBERS TO CUT HE PROPPED ONE END OF SHEET METAL ON TIMBER PROCEEDED TO PROP OTHER END IT SL IPPED PARTIALLY SEVERING RT INDEX FINGER

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