Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← All controllers

Vulcan Materials Company controller

MSHA controller ID: 0071891

Watch this controller

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any mine Vulcan Materials Company controls.

Fatalities
9
Total incidents
1674
Mines on record
276
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
8,908
citations
1,370
significant & substantial
$2,934,487
proposed penalties
$2,490,766
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $443,721 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
11,700
inspections on record
223,515
inspection hours
4.0
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.
8,908 citations across 223,515 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.
$2.9M
proposed penalties
$2.5M
current assessed
$2.5M
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
8,710 assessments are final orders; 469 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
46
2025
103
2024
109
2023
108 (3f)
2022
92 (1f)
2021
92
2020
76 (1f)
2019
90 (2f)
2018
80
2017
77
2016
85 (1f)
2015
42

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

9 recorded
June 22, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
CalMat Co · Struck against a moving object

Machine operator was operating a CAT D9T dozer clearing overburden material from a bench. Operator reversed the machine backwards an estimated 200-300 ft. at a high speed without looking back and without responding to honking from another machine, per witness testimony. Machine fell off an edge. Operator was pronounced dead at the scene. Machine is total loss.

March 15, 2023 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Drowning

An employee was operating a CAT 390F excavator in the South Quarry Pit. The machine went into the water and sank to a depth of approximately 25 feet. Consistent with 103K order modifications approved by MSHA, the operator was recovered the following day.

January 4, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker Fatality · MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting repair/replace toggle plate and toggle plate bearings on the jaw crusher when they suffered a pinning type injury.

June 17, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A contract miner died when the compactor EE was operating overturned, pinning EE beneath the cab. As the compactor was traveling in reverse, the compactor's left tire went off a four-foot embankment causing the compactor to overturn.

October 14, 2020 SC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a pick-up truck on the -330 bench. A haul truck turned onto the -330 bench. The haul truck operator indicated they did not see the pick-up truck resulting in fatal injuries.

July 15, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Plant Manager aggravated a pre-existing injury to the right heel tearing a blood blister while walking over a level drill bench. On July 20th, EE died after complications following surgery after an x-ray revealed a broken right heel bone and torn achilles tendon.

June 10, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician helper Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pending Investigation - Victim was leveling material in a trench made for laying electrical conduit, manager was operating front-end loader above. The front-end loader was being used to back fill the trench when the bank collapsed causing the front-end loader to slide into the trench. The victim was fatally injured when victim was pinned between loader and jersey block.

July 25, 2016 TN · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

The injured employee was working in the North East corner of the pit loading shot rock. While waiting for the haul truck to return to the muck pile, the excavator was struck by several large rocks. No one witnessed the accident. The haul truck driver discovered the accident scene and rescue/recovery efforts begun. The excavator operator was fatally injured.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Vulcan Materials Company

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.

Get the report ($149) See a sample report Monitor a whole book of operators, $99/mo