Mining Incidents

Williamson County Highway Department operator

Controlled by Williamson County-TN
MSHA operator ID: L40295
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
23
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1987–2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
178
citations
65
significant & substantial
$92,035
proposed penalties
$92,035
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
77
inspections on record
890
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: 890 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$92K
proposed penalties
$92K
current assessed
$92K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
176 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
1
2001
1
1999
1 (1f)
1995
1
1994
2
1993
2
1991
2
1990
3 (1f)
1989
2
1988
2
1987
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
January 20, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Williamson County Highway Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TURNING NEW SHAKER PAN OVER WITH BOOM TRUCK. PAN WAS STANDING ON ITS SIDE RELEASED TENSION TO RE-RIG TO THE BOTTOM TO FINISH TURNING--PAN SAT BY ITSELF FOR A FEW MINUTES--EE WALKED BETWEEN THE OPERATORS' SHACK & SHAKER--PAN TIPPED OVER--PINNED EE BETWEEN SHACK AND SHAKER.

June 26, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Williamson County Highway Department · Struck against a moving object

TWO ROCK TRUCKS COLLIDED HEAD ON.ON ROAD FROM QUARRY TO CRUSHER.

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