Mining Incidents

Ross L Brown Cut Stone Qry & Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Cumberland County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000011

MSHA record for Ross L Brown Cut Stone Qry & Plant (mine ID 4000011). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Ross L Brown Cut Stone Company Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. Ross L Brown Cut Stone Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ross L Brown Cut Stone Qry & Plant sits in Cumberland County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Cumberland County, Tennessee · Population 62,529
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$58,475
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 19, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ross L Brown Cut Stone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

CHISLEING ROCK,SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE.SENT TO EYE DR HAD METAL REMOVED JUST CAUSE WAYTERY EYE AND IRRITATION.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

1985 · 2 incidents

1984 · 2 incidents

September 3, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ross L Brown Cut Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE DILLING STONE WITH JACK HAMMER. DRILL BIT HUNG UP IN STONE AND EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK TRYING TO LOOSEN BIT FROM STONE..PULLING AT AJCK HAMMER.

1983 · 1 incident

September 30, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
Ross L Brown Cut Stone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS ENROUTE TO NATIONAL BANK TO MAKE WEEKLY DEPOSIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELTING IN OPPOSITE DXX DIRECTION CROSSED DOUBLE YELLOW LINE AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH COMPANY VEHICLE DRIVEN BY EMPL OYEE