Mining Incidents

SOUTH PITTSBURG PLANT: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
South Pittsburg, Marion County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002233

SOUTH PITTSBURG PLANT has $470 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$470
proposed penalties
$470
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SOUTH PITTSBURG PLANT has $470 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$470
proposed penalties
$470
current assessed
$470
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-24.
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.
14.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
14.3%
reasonably likely or greater
71.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 42.9% low, 57.1% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Marion Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 1992
  2. Southern Sand Inc 1992 to 1997
  3. Bradley Stone & Sand 1997 to 2002
  4. Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2002 1
2001 3
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SOUTH PITTSBURG PLANT sits in Marion 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.
Marion County, Tennessee · Population 29,010
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,103
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
2002 Q3 75 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,149 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,234 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,233 2 0 1622.1
2001 Q2 1,273 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,546 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,367 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 4,618 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,149 5 1 1205.1
2000 Q1 4,833 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2000 · 1 incident

March 1, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bradley Stone & Sand · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT (MASONERY MACHINE) WITH UTILITY KNIFE. BELT SLIPPED CAUSING KNIFE TO SLIDE & CUT EE. CUT RT. INNER THIGH WHICH HAD TO HAVE 3 STAPLES.

1998 · 1 incident

October 26, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bradley Stone & Sand · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING LOADER IN QUARRY 4. WHEN LOADING BUCKET WITH ROCK, WAS JARRED INSIDE. INSIDES HURTING - EXAMINED LOWER BACK PAIN AND PELVIC AREAS.

1993 · 1 incident

May 10, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEYOR BELT REPAIR.

1992 · 1 incident

November 10, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CONVEYOR ROLLERS, PIECE OF RUSTY METAL LODGED IN RIGHT EYE, EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

1990 · 1 incident

September 6, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Marion Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS EYE(LEFT).DOCTOR REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM EMPLOYEES EYE.

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 3 incidents

April 22, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marion Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

JACKING JAW CRUSHER TODDLE PLATE INTO PLACE IN CRUSHER-JACK SLIPPED AND TOGGLE FELL STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.UPPER JAW.

April 19, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marion Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

PREPARING TO CLIMB DOWN FRONT END LOADER LADDER,SLIPPED ON FRAME AND FELL ON LEFT ARM AND HAND.

January 18, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marion Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CLUTCH ASSESSORY ONTO TRUCK THE CLUTCH ASSESSORY SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT THIS IS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES