Overton County Quarry Tennessee has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1988–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
141
citations
54
significant & substantial
$52,795
proposed penalties
$52,795
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 958 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Overton County Quarry Tennessee has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
139 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Stood as issued
4 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $7K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-08-26.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2022-08-23, 4 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (14)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-08-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2022-08-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
Truck Driver
2022-08-23
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.71
10
0.07
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-12-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.98
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-11-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-11-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-04-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.8
3.26
0.25
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-04-03
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.58
3.28
0.18
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-11
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-10-27
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2004-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.65
2.25
0.29
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-10-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
2.22
0.15
Shovel Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
3
2023
3
2022
3
2021
3
2020
3
2019
2
2018
3
2017
3
2016
3
2015
3
2014
3
2013
2
2012
2
2011
0
2010
4
2009
6
2008
4
2007
5
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
5
2002
5
2001
7
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Overton County Quarry Tennessee sits in Overton County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Overton County, Tennessee · Population 22,807
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$46,159
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
1,160
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
770
6
0
7792.2
2025 Q4
180
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
508
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
500
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
960
1
0
1041.7
2024 Q3
1,260
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
180
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
820
1
0
1219.5
2023 Q4
720
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
100
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
760
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,561
1
0
640.6
2022 Q4
1,480
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,730
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,560
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,460
5
0
3424.7
2021 Q4
1,730
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,705
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,969
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,497
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,977
6
2
3034.9
2020 Q3
1,838
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,416
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,556
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,286
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,317
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,597
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
1,219
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
860
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,229
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,756
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
586
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
527
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,609
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,883
1
0
531.1
2016 Q4
500
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
243
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
210
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
43
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
42
1
0
23809.5
2015 Q3
200
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
112
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
178
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
260
2
1
7692.3
2014 Q3
57
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
164
3
1
18292.7
2014 Q1
124
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
483
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
198
2
0
10101.0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
18
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
280
2
1
7142.9
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
224
2
1
8928.6
2010 Q3
384
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,760
2
1
1136.4
2010 Q1
82
5
3
60975.6
2009 Q4
1,408
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
147
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
214
3
2
14018.7
2009 Q1
2,000
3
1
1500.0
2008 Q4
1,760
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,446
1
1
691.6
2008 Q2
1,600
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
488
8
4
16393.4
2007 Q4
1,624
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,680
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,992
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,600
14
5
8750.0
2006 Q4
121
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,472
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,579
9
6
5699.8
2006 Q1
1,510
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,620
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,910
4
1
2094.2
2005 Q2
1,971
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,959
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,578
9
4
5703.4
2004 Q3
1,791
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,955
1
0
511.5
2004 Q1
2,005
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,640
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,870
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,559
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,659
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,081
3
1
1441.6
2002 Q3
2,410
12
6
4979.3
2002 Q2
2,780
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,720
8
2
2941.2
2001 Q4
2,092
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,640
4
2
1515.2
2001 Q2
3,077
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,085
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,715
9
5
3314.9
2000 Q3
3,284
6
2
1827.0
2000 Q2
3,401
6
2
1764.2
2000 Q1
3,142
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2009 · 1 incident
January 28, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was reaching inside Hammermill machine to retrieve a rock. Another employee thought that he had his arm out of the machine and began to turn the machine manually causing the machine to squeeze the employee's left arm causing a small contusion.