Sevierville Quarry has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1984–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
14
significant & substantial
$119,617
proposed penalties
$97,567
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,050 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.
70 citations across 2,088 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Sevierville Quarry has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$120K
proposed penalties
$98K
current assessed
$98K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $111K in penalties contested before the Commission, $88K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-24.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 80%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 20%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$111K proposed, $88K 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 2025-06-02.
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: 2026-03-26
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
45
samples
20
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz12
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz10
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (45)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2026-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Drill Operator, Rotary
2026-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Building Repair/Maint.
2026-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-09-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
Utility Man
2023-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2023-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-26
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Utility Man
2021-05-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2021-05-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-05-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2018-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2018-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2018-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2018-01-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-06-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Tractor Operator
2016-06-28
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Ground Control/Timberman
2010-08-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.87
3.2
0.27
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2010-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-08-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.35
10
0.04
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.99
2.06
0.48
Bulldozer Operator
2009-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.82
0.12
Cleanup Man
2005-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
2.27
0.15
Cleanup Man
2005-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.87
0.10
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-17
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.78
3.23
0.24
Bulldozer Operator
2005-01-20
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.23
10
0.12
Bulldozer Operator
2005-01-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.6
1.76
0.91
Cleanup Man
2005-01-20
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Truck Driver
2005-01-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.67
10
0.07
Bulldozer Operator
2004-01-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.89
1.88
0.47
Cleanup Man
2004-01-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2003-03-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Bulldozer Operator
2003-03-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.96
10
0.20
Cleanup Man
2003-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.3
2.78
0.47
Truck Driver
2002-05-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.58
0.11
Cleanup Man
2002-05-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Cleanup Man
2002-05-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.56
10
0.06
Bulldozer 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.
Sevierville Quarry recorded 2.57 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.
2.57
total case rate
2.57
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 *
2.57
2.57
0.000
2024 *
2.89
2.89
0.000
2023 *
6.73
6.73
3.363
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
3.72
3.72
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
35
2025
33
2024
33
2023
28
2022
26
2021
24
2020
24
2019
23
2018
23
2017
21
2016
21
2015
20
2014
20
2013
20
2012
24
2011
25
2010
22
2009
21
2008
19
2007
26
2006
21
2005
18
2004
18
2003
17
2002
17
2001
19
2000
21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sevierville Quarry sits in Sevier County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Sevier County, Tennessee · Population 98,802
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,829
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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
19,038
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
18,553
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
19,154
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
19,984
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
19,930
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
18,700
1
1
53.5
2024 Q4
17,407
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
17,801
1
0
56.2
Show 98 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
17,709
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
16,337
1
1
61.2
2023 Q4
15,130
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
15,383
3
3
195.0
2023 Q2
15,419
7
1
454.0
2023 Q1
13,534
3
0
221.7
2022 Q4
13,449
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
15,636
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
15,205
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
14,429
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
13,896
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
15,000
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
13,813
1
0
72.4
2021 Q1
13,533
2
0
147.8
2020 Q4
12,437
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
14,796
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
14,758
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
15,196
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
14,676
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
13,825
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
17,167
2
0
116.5
2019 Q1
13,797
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
12,063
2
0
165.8
2018 Q3
14,660
1
0
68.2
2018 Q2
14,166
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
12,911
1
0
77.5
2017 Q4
9,937
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
11,787
2
0
169.7
2017 Q2
11,239
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
11,748
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
11,439
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
11,802
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
11,930
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
11,621
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
10,180
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
11,531
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
12,290
1
0
81.4
2015 Q1
9,778
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
9,770
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10,271
1
0
97.4
2014 Q2
11,265
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
10,072
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
9,173
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
10,142
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
10,468
1
0
95.5
2013 Q1
7,397
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
10,012
2
0
199.8
2012 Q3
12,130
3
0
247.3
2012 Q2
12,775
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,194
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
10,660
1
0
93.8
2011 Q3
13,067
1
0
76.5
2011 Q2
12,613
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
10,894
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
11,094
1
0
90.1
2010 Q3
13,442
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
13,379
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
9,686
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
9,784
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
6,969
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
13,983
3
0
214.5
2009 Q1
10,590
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
9,808
1
0
102.0
2008 Q3
10,647
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
12,363
1
0
80.9
2008 Q1
10,599
1
0
94.3
2007 Q4
12,246
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
13,404
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
13,782
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
12,980
4
1
308.2
2006 Q4
17,076
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
15,815
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
15,538
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
13,851
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
16,460
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
14,159
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
13,894
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
13,134
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
13,240
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
14,142
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
14,025
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
11,086
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
11,499
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
11,950
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
14,801
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
9,526
2
0
210.0
2002 Q4
10,630
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
12,450
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
12,332
1
0
81.1
2002 Q1
9,773
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
13,232
2
0
151.1
2001 Q3
14,492
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
16,440
6
2
365.0
2001 Q1
9,935
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
11,511
2
0
173.7
2000 Q3
12,037
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
13,837
2
0
144.5
2000 Q1
11,893
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
January 4, 2023TN · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerFatality · MACHINERY
Employee was in a haul truck when a rock fell and jarred the truck. Employee complained of back pain and utilized the RICE treatment until the January 24th. Up until the 24th, the employee stated multiple times they were feeling better each day. Employee went to ER with back pain and was released with prescriptions.
2025 · 1 incident
March 11, 2025TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee slipped descending a dozer and fell on the tilt cylinder, breaking two ribs. EE had surgery on 4/11/2025 due to ribs not healing properly. Was released to full duty on 8/5/2025.
2023 · 1 incident
October 12, 2023TN · Metal/Non-Metalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee had arrived at work and pulled into the scale house parking lot and was exiting EE's vehicle to throw away personal trash from home when EE fell exiting EE's vehicle.
2018 · 1 incident
May 29, 2018TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service technician was using our weight cart to move weights to calibrate their truck scale. The cart flipped and the service technician hit his head on the weights that were in the cart causing a gash on his forehead requiring nine stitches.
2009 · 2 incidents
August 1, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured employee was assisting with the replacement of a 42' conveyor belt. The conveyor belt slipped, striking employee in the ribs. The results in this action of the conveyor belt caused the employee to be knocked over the handrails of the cat walk he was standing on.
February 3, 2009TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Injured employee was using a chain wrench to correct brushing alignment. His right foot got caught between the wrench and drill tower which resulted in a contusion and laceration.
November 1, 2007TN · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)OTHER
Injured employee was stepping backwards while directing the loader to pick up a pallet, and felt his right knee pop. Employee was not carrying anything, did not trip on anything or was not on uneven ground. Received medical care on 12/06/07 and put on restriction starting 12/06/07.
The injured employee was troubleshooting the drill. As he accessed the area, his left ring finger came in contact with the pop off valve of air compressor resulting in cut.
2006 · 1 incident
October 21, 2006TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The employee was using a bar to dislodge material that was packed in a chute. He was pulling back on the bar and mashed his left thumb between the bar and the handrail on the catwalk. The injury resulted in 6 stitches.
1999 · 1 incident
January 19, 1999TN · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MAN WAS SORTING THRU SCRAP IRON TO FIND USABLE NATURAL HE WAS STANDING ON II BEAM BEAM MOVED MAN LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO SCRAP METAL CUTTING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON CORNER OF METAL SEVEN STITCHE S REQUIRED HE CLOSE THE WOUND.
March 9, 1994TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MAN HURT HIS BA7K WHILE SHOVELING STGEMMING MATERIAL INTO BLAST HOLE
1984 · 1 incident
September 6, 1984TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS