Mining Incidents

Columbia QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Columbia, Maury County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000020
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of cleaning out head boxes when a softball size clump of material fell approx. 3-4 feet and hit the employee on the hard hat.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

After EE repaired a loose guard on a dozer, as EE was preparing to enter the cab while still on the tracks, EE slipped and fell injuring their left shoulder.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on a screen tower when dust was blown into left eye during strong winds. Employee was diagnosed with a scratch on eye and an ulcer due to the inflammation.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removed plastic trim to try and fix an intermittently working windshield wiper on a dozer. In removing the plastic, a section broke off. Employee was going to set the piece outside of the dozer, and while exiting the machinery EE hit the dashboard with the trim and the sharp edge penetrated through EE's shirt and stuck EE in EE's right arm just below EE's bicep.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee was changing a rear tire on a water truck. The area was wet. When the employee used a lifting bar to move the tire the bar slipped on the wet ground causing the tire to fall on the employee's foot.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE was operating D8N dozer on stripping dump area, pushing stripping material. While leveling dump area he encountered a slab of rock est. to be 6'x8'x15"". His plan was to remove it from topside of dump. He positioned dozer at or about 45 deg angle to the top of dump site. Dozer traveled over berm & traveled a distance down the slope then slid to left side, came to rest at bottom

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

The injured employee was injured when a rock fell from overhead, striking him in the hard hat & head area.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured employee was getting ready to get Fusion machine set in ditch. When lowering the tongue of machine it shifted over and caught the injured employee's hand.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A GENERATOR. HE WAS ON TOP STEPPING BACK ONTO A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER MOVED AND HE FELL.