Mining Incidents

Monterey Sand LLCMetal/Nonmetal

Monterey, Putnam County, TN · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000805
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was running skid steer when the machine came to a sudden stop. The employee's momentum did not stop and EE hit EE's head on the rear view mirror, causing a laceration requiring stitches.

2018 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee had a periodic screening chest x-ray read by two B-readers using the ILO procedures. The x-ray was characterized as consistent with pneumoconiosis with readings of 1/0 and 1/1. Damage or impairment cannot be determined solely by reading chest x-ray films. This report is being submitted to satisfy MSHA program policy letter P92-III-2.

2015 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

EE was walking near a berm, slipped on a loose rock and cut his left hand on a rock.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was using a sledge hammer to break a nut loose on a crusher. He complained of back soreness the next day. He did not note having any pain until he was at home that night.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Co-worker was operating a skid-steer loader doing clean up work, when parking the skid-steer loader he struck an implement and pushed it into employee spraining employee's ankle.

2009 · 6 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

While adjusting belts on a jaw crusher feeder motor employee slipped and fell backwards into the crush frame directly behind him bruising his back and shoulder.

Struck by flying object

While using a wire brush, dirt flew underneath safety glasses and went underneath EE's eyelid.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE pulled muscles in his neck and shoulder area while climbing into an excavator.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While replacing parts in the VSI crusher the jack holding the access lid up failed trapping injury's arm leaving it bruised

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While attempting to lift access lid on a VSI crusher, employee strained muscles in his shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a grinder repairing a roller clamped in a vice on a workbench, the grinder slipped cutting employee's finger.

2008 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While assisting two others lift a screen to the top of the plant EE felt he had pulled a muscle in his stomach.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing a jaw crusher die, the die struck EE on the left knee, while moving the die into place for installation.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped and fell injuring right shoulder.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer and a chisle to remove a bearing for a snubber pulley. The hammer broke and hit his left index finger, cutting it and his finger nail. He went to the emergency room and had finger nail removed and 9 stitches. He returned to work at 2 PM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding and got the grinder against a piece of pipe and the grinder kicked back into his left leg. The grinder cut his leg about 2-3 inches long and 1/4 inch deep and 1/4 inch wide. He had 7-8 stitches on the cut.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

WORKING IN SMALL BOAT- FELL WHILE PULLING TO BANK. SMALL SCRAPE, BUT SAID HE WAS ALRIGHT - THOUGHT ONLY BRUISED, BUT HE SAID IT GOT WORSE AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF GUARD ON CRUSHER USING A SHOVEL TO UNCLOG A FEED CHUTE. MATERIAL IN CHUTE GAVE WAY, EE'S FOOT SLIPPED, AND EE FELL HITTING ANGLE IRON AGAINST RIB CAGE.