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Rock Hill Quarry: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Humphreys County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000110

Rock Hill Quarry has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Materials Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1989 16
1988 14
1985 2
1984 2
1983 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rock Hill Quarry sits in Humphreys County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Humphreys County, Tennessee · Population 19,074
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,333
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHE WAS REMOVING STONE FROM FEEDER THAT WAS PLUGGED TO PUT IN CRUSHER WHEN SHE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS MASHING, BRUISING, FINGER.

January 30, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCREEN TOWER AND BINS BEING DISMANTLED HIGH WIND CAUSED MOTION OF THE TOWER, SUPPORTS GAVE WAY AND TOWER COLLAPSED METAL BEAM STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT FOOT. AND HEAD.

1988 · 3 incidents

November 18, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE LARGE ROCK PINNED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER ROCK

October 19, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WALKED DRILL ON ROCK MACHINE SLID ONTO FOOT.