Mining Incidents

WINTON QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Coffee County-Tn
Hillsboro, Coffee County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000019

WINTON QUARRY has $975 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
21
Years on record
1983–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
4
significant & substantial
$975
proposed penalties
$975
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
14
inspections on record
169
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: 169 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WINTON QUARRY has $975 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.
$975
proposed penalties
$975
current assessed
$975
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 490 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,371 5 0 2108.8
2002 Q3 2,082 2 0 960.6
2002 Q2 2,322 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,193 1 1 456.0
2001 Q4 1,852 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,993 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 2,347 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,523 5 3 1981.8
2000 Q4 2,410 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,058 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,795 2 0 715.6
2000 Q1 2,789 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2002 · 1 incident

June 12, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

STARTED OUT OF THE HOLE LOADED, STARTED UP THE HILL AND MOTOR CHOKED OUT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN RIGHT GEAR, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE BANK AND IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

1999 · 1 incident

June 22, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT. HE BENT DOWN AS CUTTING KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 3 incidents

May 21, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coffee County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PULLING LEVERS. SAID LEVER WAS STUCK. PULLED HARD AND SOMETHING POPPED IN TOP OF LEFT SHOULDER.

April 8, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Coffee County Highway Department · Fall from machine

EE SAID HE WAS BACKING UP THE HILL TO DUMP A LOAD OF ROCK, TEREX DIED, MASHED BRAKES & IT DIDN'TSTOP. SAID SEEMED LIKE KEPT PICKING UP SPEED - PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE & STILL DIDN'T STOP SO HE JUMPED OUT & LANDED ON THE GROUND.

March 12, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coffee County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF TRUCK - HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG. HE REPORTED THIS INJURY TO OFFICE AT 12:30 PM ON THURSDAY MARCH 13TH AT THIS TIME HE HAS NOT GONE TO T HE DOCTOR.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 6, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck against stationary object

HAD BEEN CHANGING SCREEN ON CRUSHER WHEN FINISHED AND WAS COMING BACK DOWN-STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM ADN STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE COMPLETELY FALLING DOWN BUT SAID HURT HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE SAW THIS HAPPEN BUT EMPLOYEE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF BEING HURT UNTIL THURSDAY 5-9-96 PM EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR ON 5-13-96.

April 3, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coffee County Highway Department · Fall from machine

EMP GOT OUT OF TRUCK. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL, FEET WENT UNDER TRUCK. THREWARMS BACKWARD S TO KEEP HEAD FROM HITTING GROUNDNO NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO THIS OFFICE ABOUT TH IS ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-16-96

1995 · 2 incidents

January 24, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coffee County Highway Department · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON LEVER WHERE BINS ARE AT - IT WAS STOPPED UP.

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

February 18, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Coffee County Highway Department · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HELPING WORK ON JAW CRUSHER HANDING NUTS TO I NAME I NAME TURNED TO GET ANOTHER NUT I NAME WAS HANGING OFF THE SIDE OF THE STEP HIS BELT WAS CAUGHT ON BOTTOM STEP I NAME YELLED FOR HELP THEY GOT HIM DOWN HE HAD A PULSE & BREATHING AT FIRST THEY LAID HIM DOWN PUT A PILLOW UNDER HIM & COVERED HIM WITH A BLANKET WHILE SOMEONE ELSE CALLED AMBULANCE THEY COULDNT GET A PULSE A

1990 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW-CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.

1989 · 1 incident

January 18, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck by flying object

FOREAM WAS BREAKING OUT A LARGE BOULDER WITH A WEDGE WHICH IS A PIECE OF TOOTH OFF END-LOADER & SLIVER OF WEDGE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS HAND. AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM WITH HIS HAND LAYI ING ON THE GUARD RAIL.

1988 · 1 incident

June 27, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coffee County Highway Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE AND THREE OTHER MEN WERE TAKING SCREENS OUT OF CRUSHER. HE WAS SITTING DOWN; WHEN HE GOT UP HE SAID HE CREAMED HIS BACK. HE RAN A TRUCK THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NO COMPLAINT.

1986 · 1 incident

May 16, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS DRIL5ING ROCK BOULDERS EMBEDDED IN DIRT A CLOD OF DIRT FELL APPROX 5 FT AND HIT I NAME ON LEFT LEG KNOCKING HIS RT LEG INTO THE TRACK OF THE DRILL

1985 · 1 incident

April 12, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Coffee County Highway Department · Struck by flying object

A TOOTH CAME OFF THE LOADER AND WENT INTO JAWS OF CRUSHER.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

July 15, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coffee County Highway Department · Fall from machine

SAID EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE EUCLID AND MISSED A STEP TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN AND CRACKED BONE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

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