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115 Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
N. Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100095

115 Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–2007
Latest incident
Dec 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
32
citations
1
significant & substantial
$5,954
proposed penalties
$5,111
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $843 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
71
inspections on record
1,251
inspection hours
2.6
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.
32 citations across 1,251 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

115 Quarry has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,343 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,476 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,023 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,821 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,751 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,872 1 0 145.5
2024 Q2 7,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,568 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,408 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,407 1 0 135.0
2023 Q2 7,013 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,645 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,584 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,297 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,875 2 0 254.0
2022 Q1 5,963 1 0 167.7
2021 Q4 5,033 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,397 1 0 156.3
2021 Q2 7,622 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 7,778 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,219 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,228 2 0 382.6
2020 Q2 5,776 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,497 1 0 133.4
2019 Q4 8,313 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,069 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,087 1 0 123.7
2019 Q1 8,199 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,808 1 0 146.9
2018 Q3 7,489 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,199 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,720 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,092 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,924 2 0 224.1
2017 Q2 9,334 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,697 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,789 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,307 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,320 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,289 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,276 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 8,862 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,332 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,596 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,214 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,566 1 0 116.7
2014 Q2 5,994 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,201 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,863 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,045 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,738 2 0 296.8
2013 Q1 4,636 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,511 2 0 362.9
2012 Q3 6,415 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,091 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,399 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,444 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,879 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,386 1 0 119.2
2011 Q1 6,179 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,964 1 0 167.7
2010 Q3 8,964 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,609 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,418 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,726 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,630 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,222 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,158 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,084 1 0 110.1
2008 Q3 9,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 10,516 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,102 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,840 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,722 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,581 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,298 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 12,396 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,495 2 0 210.6
2006 Q1 12,237 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,270 1 0 97.4
2005 Q3 11,614 3 0 258.3
2005 Q2 12,897 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,979 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 12,057 1 0 82.9
2004 Q3 12,825 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 12,756 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 11,916 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,734 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 14,149 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 17,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,518 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 12,031 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 15,072 1 0 66.3
2002 Q2 18,219 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,660 1 0 150.2
2001 Q4 15,017 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 17,153 1 1 58.3
2001 Q2 14,348 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14,917 1 0 67.0
2000 Q4 12,845 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 13,611 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,878 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,568 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2007 · 1 incident

December 15, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's left thumb was crushed after an attempt to reinstall the primary crusher hydraulic toggle.

2005 · 1 incident

September 1, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee suffered a massive (fatal) heart attack in the rest room facility while preparing to leave his shift. Heart failure appears to be from natural causes.

1995 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

June 2, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH BEHIND SHOP. HE WAS CARRYING CHAINSAW, STEPPED IN HOLE, LOST BALANCE AND CHAIN SAW CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS ARM.

1988 · 4 incidents

September 16, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN RIGHT WHEEL WENT DOWN OVER 3' CEM BANK & TURCK ROLLED OVER 180 DEGREE

July 12, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING METAL WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SET IT ON GROUND HIS ARM WAS CUT BY SLAG EDGE OF METAL CUT REQUIRED STITCHES

June 27, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER WAS CHOKED WITH MATERIAL. EMP. WAS HELPING TO CLEAR MATERIAL FROM CRUSHER. EMP. RIGHT HAND WAS BETWEEN LOCKING POST AND CONE CRUSHER, WHILE IT WAS BEING TURNED. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT B REAKING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

May 13, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP PLANT WITH A BOBCAT LOADER. WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED BUCKET TO DUMP GRAVEL , LOADER BOUNCED AND TILTED FORWARD HITTING GROUND WITH BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN AGAINST TOP OF LOADER CUTTING HEAD AND BRUISING LEG.

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