Mining Incidents

Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co) controller

MSHA controller ID: M00024

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Fatalities
18
Total incidents
4147
Mines on record
290
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,710
citations
777
significant & substantial
$747,480
proposed penalties
$664,343
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $83,137 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4,250
inspections on record
80,972
inspection hours
5.8
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.
4,710 citations across 80,972 inspection hours.
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.
$747K
proposed penalties
$664K
current assessed
$664K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4,668 assessments are final orders; 55 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2007
139
2006
163 (1f)
2005
164
2004
156
2003
155 (2f)
2002
208 (1f)
2001
15

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

18 recorded
April 3, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Contact with electrical current

The employee suffered a fatal electrocution injury while engaged in positioning the electrical MCC building. The boom truck became energized when contacting overhead power lines.

June 14, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · MACHINERY
CalMat Co · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS POSITIONING THE WEDGE BAR AND BOLT ASSEMBLY TO SECURE THE UPPER PLATE IN A STATIONARY JAW CRUSHER. APPARENTLY THE LINER SHIFTED AND FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM.

January 18, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

THE EE APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE FAN AREA TO REPOSITION THE END OF THE DISCHARGE HOSE. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE RAISE ENCLOSURE FOR THE AIRPLANE FAN, A METAL PLATE ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE E NCLOSURE FAILED AND HE FELL INTO THE VENTILATIONSHAFT.

April 24, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WORK ON THE CAT 910 PARKING BRAKE AND WAS TESTING IT TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD HOLD. HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 910 ON OR NEAR AN INCLINE. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED. HE W AS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE MACHINE. HE SUSTAINED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.

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