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Dahlonega Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901105

Dahlonega Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1999–2021
Latest incident
Apr 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,780
proposed penalties
$9,224
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $556 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
1,077
inspection hours
7.3
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.
79 citations across 1,077 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dahlonega Quarry has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-30.
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 11,184 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,817 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,346 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,587 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 9,321 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,549 1 0 104.7
2024 Q2 8,110 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,436 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 10,492 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,276 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 10,142 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,938 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 8,842 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 12,645 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 14,974 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 12,070 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,649 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 11,453 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,834 1 0 92.3
2021 Q1 10,742 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,031 2 0 181.3
2020 Q3 10,767 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 11,361 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,193 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,588 4 1 465.8
2019 Q3 8,483 1 0 117.9
2019 Q2 8,053 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,677 1 0 130.3
2018 Q4 8,166 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,760 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,236 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,931 1 0 144.3
2017 Q4 8,512 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,879 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,608 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,136 2 0 245.8
2016 Q4 6,978 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,727 3 0 343.8
2016 Q2 9,593 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,827 1 0 171.6
2015 Q3 10,824 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,469 6 1 523.1
2015 Q1 8,846 4 0 452.2
2014 Q4 7,293 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,022 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,562 2 0 173.0
2014 Q1 4,923 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,803 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 9,009 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,458 1 0 154.8
2013 Q1 3,961 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,462 1 0 224.1
2012 Q3 4,560 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,262 1 0 234.6
2012 Q1 4,412 2 0 453.3
2011 Q4 4,052 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,491 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,690 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,993 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,358 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,073 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,566 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,686 1 1 149.6
2009 Q4 5,114 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,176 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,033 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,864 2 0 341.1
2008 Q4 8,204 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,610 2 0 232.3
2008 Q2 10,025 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 9,344 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,651 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,011 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,611 2 0 158.6
2007 Q1 11,512 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,234 1 0 97.7
2006 Q3 11,782 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,577 4 0 378.2
2006 Q1 10,373 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,819 3 0 277.3
2005 Q3 11,780 6 2 509.3
2005 Q2 10,999 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 9,289 10 4 1076.5
2004 Q4 9,929 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 11,802 2 1 169.5
2004 Q2 9,482 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 8,014 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,377 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,407 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,988 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,907 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,178 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,058 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,493 2 0 266.9
2002 Q1 7,343 3 0 408.6
2001 Q4 5,349 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,337 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,578 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,461 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,313 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,953 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,578 7 2 730.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2021 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

February 14, 2018 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

While descending the ladder of the 980H, the employee fell to the ground causing a mild concussion with a potential loss of consciousness.

2017 · 1 incident

August 26, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee who owns a landscaping company (Double R Lawn Service) fractured vertebra when the riding mower the employee was operating rolled over on top of the employee while mowing a sloped area near the quarry entrance.

2015 · 1 incident

May 15, 2015 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee was re-positioning the jack and the transmission rolled off landing on the employee's arm. The shifter linkage hit the left forearm.

2013 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

February 13, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending from Euclid Haul Truck, left foot entangled in last step causing him to twist back.

2004 · 1 incident

October 13, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHEN ONE FELL AS HE REMOVED ONE ROCK FROM THE PILE. AS A RESULT, HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS BROKEN IN 4 PLACES AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

1999 · 1 incident

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