Mining Incidents

Dickson QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Dickson, Dickson County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000173
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was exiting skid steer facing forward when EE slipped and fell landing on the bucket

Fall from ladders

Employee was working on a ladder approx. 3 ft. off the ground when EE fell and broke a bone in EE's lower right leg near EE's ankle.

2021 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

The MSHA hotline was called due to inundation of the lower bench in the pit. There were no injuries.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was injured by having a drill hammer mash EE's foot which resulted in a fracture.

Accident type, without injuries

The MSHA Hotline was called due to inundation of the lower bench in the pit. There were no injuries.

2014 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The alleged injured employee stated that he was lifting on a screen bearing in order to remove from the crane choker. He stated that he felt a pain in his lower back. It was later determined through interviews and investigation that the injury was not a work related injury.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a knife to cut a limb on a tree. As the employee was cutting the limb the knife slipped causing a laceration that required stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee had installed a bearing puller, and was using a porta-power to reverse the bearing from the shaft. When one of the all thread stock stripped allowing the T-Bar and the all thread rods to come apart under pressure causing a laceration and fracture to thumb

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Local police were in pursuit of an automobile on Hummingbird Lane, in front of mine property. The driver swerved to avoid police spike strips, lost control and ran through fence near Vulcan's front gate, hitting a tree resulting in a fatal car crash 20 feet onto mine property.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TWO EMPLOYEES' WERE ATTEMPTING TO RIG FOR REMOVAL OF THE CRUSHER COVER. THE SINGLE PART LINE WAS TWO-BLOCKED ALLOWING THE HOOK & HEADACHE BALL TO DROP, STRIKING THE EE THAT WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SET RIGGING.

Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE SCREEN HOUSE CLEANING OUT AND ADJUSTING THE WATER NOZZLES IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN. HE TURNED TO EXIT THE AREA AND HIT HIS LEG ON A BEAM, RESULTING IN STITCHES TO HIS RIG HT LEG.