Mining Incidents

Brandenburg Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Brandenburg, Meade County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500080

Brandenburg Quarry has $917 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
11
citations
3
significant & substantial
$917
proposed penalties
$917
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
150
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 150 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Brandenburg Quarry has $917 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$917
proposed penalties
$917
current assessed
$917
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q4 1,358 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,741 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,050 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,147 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,951 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,770 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,964 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,101 0 0 0.0
Show 28 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4 6,391 3 3 469.4
2006 Q3 6,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,301 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,446 2 0 449.8
2005 Q4 4,886 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,206 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,552 1 0 219.7
2005 Q1 1,709 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,873 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,664 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,387 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,444 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,008 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,956 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,114 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,686 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,097 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,457 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,913 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,639 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,995 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,666 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,469 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,697 5 0 1352.4
2000 Q3 3,500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,154 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,002 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 3, 2004 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials L.P. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE SKIPPED THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE TRUCK WHILE EXITING. WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

2000 · 2 incidents

May 9, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE REMOVE TRACKS FROM A DOZER AND WHILE HEATING BOLT FOR REMOVAL, GREASE POPPED OUT AND SPECKLED HIS FACE. EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

March 10, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE PLACEMENT OF PORTABLE POWER POLES WHEN THE RIP-RAP HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

1998 · 3 incidents

July 27, 1998 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING STRIPPING MATERIAL TO THE PIT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HAUL TRUCK RUNNING IT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AND A WALL

May 29, 1998 KY · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHILE INSTALLING CRUSHER,, THE CATWALK SEPARATEDFROM CRUSHER FRAME AND EE AND CATWALK FELL APPROX 3 FT TO GROUND LEVEL.

January 30, 1998 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRILLER WAS REMOVING THE CENTRALIZING BLOCKS FROM THE DRILL STEEL, WHEN THE MAIN CENTRALIZING COLLAR SLIPPED DOWN THE DRILL STEEL SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COLLAR AND BLOCK.

1997 · 1 incident

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