Pottsville Quarry has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1999–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
102
citations
29
significant & substantial
$21,530
proposed penalties
$21,430
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 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: 945 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pottsville Quarry has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 1 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-05.
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.
25citations taken to the federal commission · 25% of citations on record
Settled
25 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $10K 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 2010-05-17.
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: 2025-10-29
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
21
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (21)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.43
10
0.14
Utility Man
2025-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Utility Man
2025-10-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2025-10-29
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.89
10
0.09
Utility Man
2023-02-14
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
Utility Man
2023-02-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.34
10
0.03
Utility Man
2021-10-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Utility Man
2021-10-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
Building Repair/Maint.
2021-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2021-10-19
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
Utility Man
2017-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2017-11-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.46
10
0.05
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-01
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.33
10
0.03
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-06-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-06-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Utility Man
2013-06-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
2.05
0.23
Drill Helper
2004-03-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Drill Helper
2004-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.72
2.29
0.31
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2004-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.96
0.18
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
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.
Pottsville Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
3.37
3.37
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
4.26
4.26
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
19
2025
20
2024
23
2023
23
2022
20
2021
19
2020
22
2019
18
2018
20
2017
20
2016
19
2015
15
2014
15
2013
13
2012
12
2011
10
2010
8
2009
9
2008
11
2007
17
2006
16
2005
11
2004
13
2003
11
2002
11
2001
13
2000
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pottsville Quarry sits in Marshall 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.
Marshall County, Tennessee · Population 35,276
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,829
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
While hauling stripping equipment, the haul truck driver contacted a dip in the road which caused the seat to bottom out. The driver experienced back pain, and was diagnosed with back spasms.
2021 · 1 incident
May 13, 2021TN · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorMACHINERY
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured employee was putting air in the tire of the drill truck and another employee was letting the drill down so they could tell if it had enough air in it. The injured employee had their right foot under the tire and did not know the other employee was going to let it down. The foot got smashed.
Employee was washing out the surge tunnel, their eye started bothering them, might be debris in eye. Employee worked till 6.30pm did not report incident till 9.00pm. Next morning their eye was red irritated and swollen half way shut. Employee went to dr couldn't find anything was given a pres. for drops and returned to work.
2009 · 1 incident
August 7, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Employee claims he was cutting a large hopper and while cutting the beam, he cut completely through. He stated he did not know he had cut through and had turned to walk around and cut the other side of the beam. He states when he turned around, the beam fell and hit the right side of his shoulder.
2007 · 1 incident
August 13, 2007TN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Emplyee was helping move a 55 gal. drum from the service truck, when the drum rolled on emplyee's foot. Employee was taken to emergency room and X-ray revealed a hairline fracture.
2004 · 1 incident
February 4, 2004TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS SERVICING THE INSIDE OF THE MACHINE HE WAS MOVING THE TUBE ASSEMBLY AND HE BUMPED THE SPRAY GUARD ASSEMBLY WITH HIS ELBOW. EMPLOYEE INFORMED EMPLOYER ON 2/11/04.
Rogers Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HIRED TRUCKER WAS IN PROCESS OF DUMPING EXCESS OF OVERLOAD OF MATERIAL. WENT TO REAR OF TRUCK AND WAS CLEANING TAILGATE AREA TO FASTEN THE TAIL GATE. LOST FOOTING ON DUMPED MATERIAL GRABBED END OF TAILGATE AS THE GATE WAS CLOSING CATCHINGFINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
2001 · 1 incident
July 25, 2001TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
MECHANIC FAILED TO DISABLEFAN WHILE GUARDS WERE OFF. WHEN PROCEEDING TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK, FANCAUGHT LEFT THUMB RESULT IN CUT THAT REQUIRED ONE STITCHE AND PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN.
1999 · 1 incident
August 18, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
OPERATOR WAS LOADING SHOT ROCK IN QUARRY, STRAINED A NECK MUSCLE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. HE MAY HAVE BEEN JERKED BY MACHINE WHILE LOADING OVERSIZED MATERIAL.