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Sevier County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Sevier County-Tn
Sevierville, Sevier County, TN  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4000088

Sevier County Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
26
significant & substantial
$11,691
proposed penalties
$10,865
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $826 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
812
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: 812 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sevier County Quarry has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 1,331 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 580 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 484 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,576 2 1 1269.0
2024 Q4 1,332 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 568 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 744 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,570 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 848 2 0 2358.5
2023 Q2 872 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,044 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 768 1 0 1302.1
2022 Q1 152 1 1 6578.9
2021 Q4 980 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 712 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 448 2 1 4464.3
2020 Q4 932 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 779 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 244 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 606 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 820 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,490 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,772 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 155 2 0 12903.2
2017 Q2 1,312 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,585 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,073 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 59 1 1 16949.2
2016 Q2 367 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,293 2 1 1546.8
2015 Q3 364 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 396 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,976 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,525 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 552 1 1 1811.6
2014 Q2 159 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,564 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,076 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,275 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,136 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,061 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,188 3 2 1371.1
2012 Q3 839 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 760 2 1 2631.6
2012 Q1 1,594 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,256 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 564 1 0 1773.0
2011 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,848 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,867 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,464 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,512 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,096 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,484 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 616 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,003 8 4 7976.1
2009 Q1 404 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,912 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,736 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,424 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,156 2 0 1730.1
2007 Q4 1,528 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,544 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,444 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,920 15 5 7812.5
2006 Q4 2,520 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,648 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,887 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,760 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,364 6 1 2538.1
2005 Q3 1,686 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,216 5 1 1554.7
2005 Q1 1,924 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,301 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,848 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,415 8 3 3312.6
2004 Q1 1,966 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,189 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,479 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,281 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 781 1 1 1280.4
2002 Q3 1,901 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,028 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,111 2 0 1800.2
2001 Q4 1,671 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,933 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,946 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,302 5 0 3840.2
2000 Q4 1,586 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 886 5 2 5643.3
2000 Q2 1,289 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,349 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 24, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sevier County Highway Department · Struck by powered moving object

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS HE LEFT THE QUARRY OFFICE IN A BAD RAIN STORM AND WALKED OUT IN THE PATH OF OUR LOADER AND WAS NOT SEEN. HE WAS STRUCK AND THROWN TO THE OTHER SIDE.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 3 incidents

December 20, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sevier County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD HIS HEAD BETWEEN WINDOW WHILE DUMP BED WAS COMING DOWN AND HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE BED AND TOP OF TRUCK.

October 7, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sevier County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING FRONT END LOADER JERKED R ARM AND WRIST

September 27, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sevier County Highway Department · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK FROM CRUSHER WHEN THE BAR BROKE INTO AND HE FELL BACKWARDS & HIT A STEEL POST IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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