Mining Incidents

GRIFFIN QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Griffin, Spalding County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900488

GRIFFIN QUARRY has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1983–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
53
citations
11
significant & substantial
$20,330
proposed penalties
$20,212
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $118 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
1,190
inspection hours
4.5
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.
53 citations across 1,190 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

GRIFFIN QUARRY has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-28.
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
2025 Q4 18,314 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 18,776 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16,739 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 12,767 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,667 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,352 1 0 65.1
2024 Q2 16,600 1 0 60.2
2024 Q1 15,903 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 16,255 1 0 61.5
2023 Q3 13,983 1 0 71.5
2023 Q2 14,699 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 13,278 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,813 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,388 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,757 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 12,410 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 11,611 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 11,315 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,366 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 12,136 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,780 2 0 227.8
2020 Q3 7,500 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 11,770 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 12,161 2 0 164.5
2019 Q4 12,574 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 12,691 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 13,549 4 1 295.2
2019 Q1 9,135 2 1 218.9
2018 Q4 9,332 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 10,824 1 0 92.4
2018 Q2 9,001 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 10,208 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,011 1 1 124.8
2017 Q3 5,693 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,571 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 11,654 1 0 85.8
2016 Q4 9,708 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 10,201 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,461 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,032 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,503 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,788 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,126 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,906 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,646 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,361 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 10,599 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,584 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,957 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,925 1 0 126.2
2013 Q1 8,960 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,444 1 0 134.3
2012 Q3 7,817 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,916 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,642 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,238 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 11,003 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 7,271 1 0 137.5
2010 Q4 4,568 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,064 3 1 424.7
2010 Q1 6,694 1 0 149.4
2009 Q4 3,647 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,500 2 0 307.7
2009 Q2 6,764 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,263 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,944 1 0 125.9
2008 Q3 10,674 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 13,658 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 12,108 3 0 247.8
2007 Q4 12,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,648 18 6 1545.3
2007 Q2 12,855 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,707 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 11,158 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,216 1 0 89.2
2006 Q2 12,369 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 11,536 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 12,828 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 13,466 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,886 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,045 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,543 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,021 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,845 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,232 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 12,640 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,519 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,025 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 12,454 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,189 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,535 1 1 79.8
2002 Q1 9,712 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,479 2 0 174.2
2001 Q3 13,780 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 14,711 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 15,825 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,638 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 15,366 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 16,046 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 16,528 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 18, 2026 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a loader when they alleged they hit a pothole that jarred their back.

2025 · 1 incident

December 29, 2025 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... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While welding the employee noticed irritation to one eye and realized EE had something in EE's eye.

2024 · 3 incidents

August 12, 2024 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

Employee was helping install a cone crusher ram cylinder when it slipped and caused a contusion to their left hand.

April 23, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was accessing a secondary crusher platform to inspect a crusher when a rock fell from an overhead conveyor striking the employee in the back of the head.

April 10, 2024 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee claimed that employee kneeled on a rock while employee was washing out and injured the knee.

2023 · 1 incident

2017 · 2 incidents

May 18, 2017 GA · 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

The miner was loading cribbing material, 30-40lbs per, into the bed of service truck when the rope handle attached to the cribbing wrapped around the tip of right middle finger. The miners right middle finger from first joint to tip was broken and degloved.

January 4, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

The employee was attempting to remove a pin from the loader bucket, when striking the pin, a piece of metal came off striking them in the neck causing a laceration.

2014 · 2 incidents

September 2, 2014 GA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the 990 loader door safety latch. When he reached toward the door to remove a nut which was directly in front of him he felt a pop in his right shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

September 1, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was cutting a piece of metal when slag burned through his pants and fell inside of his boot burning the top of his foot.

2008 · 1 incident

July 16, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a table bushing. Bushing became stuck on the second piece of drill steel. As the employee was aligning the piece of drill steel to lower, the bushing fell approximately six inches pinning his left pinky and ring finger between the table and bushing, resulting in fourteen stitches.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing out belts on a conveyor drive motor, when the metal railing he had the come-along attached to broke, causing his finger to be pinched between the belt and pulley. The injury required stitiches.

September 6, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking & stepped on a rock and fell back, leg bent back, hurt knee.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 18, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ABOUT TO HOOK A CRANE TO THE TOGGLE PLATE FROM THE JAW CRUSHER. THE TOGGLE PLATE ROLLED IN ITS SEAT AND FELL ON BOTH OF HIS FEET PINNING HIM UNDER IT. THE PLATE WAS NOT BLOCKED UP. THE PLATE WAS LIFTED OFF OF HIM AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE E.R. VIA AMBULANCE.

January 31, 2000 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BEGINNING TO HOIST AN I-BEAM USING A CHAIN HOIST WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AND THE I-BEAM ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER FALLING ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

1999 · 1 incident

February 13, 1999 GA · Metal/Non-Metal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BACK ON TROFFER ROLLERS WITH BOTH HANDS AND USING HIS FEET TO GAIN LEVERAGE AGAINST CONVEYER MOUNTING BRACKET. THE ROLLERS RELEASED AND EMPLOYEE'S ARM HIT AGAINST ANOTHER SET OF ROLLERS STRIKING HIS ELBOW AND UPPER ARM.

1998 · 2 incidents

July 23, 1998 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DOING MAINTENACE AT HOPPER ON THE GRIZZLYBARSEE STEPPED DOWN INTO FEEDER PAN AND SLIPPEDAS HE TRIED TO CATCH IS BALANCE, HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER CRUSHING IT BETWEEN HAMMER AN D LARGE ROCK INSIDE FEEDER.

June 6, 1998 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL CHEEKPLATE IN JAW CRUSHER AND WAS HITTING A CHEEKPLATE WITH A 16# HAMMER TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE CHEEKPLATE AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT KNEE.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE DRIVING BUSHING IN CAT 980 C LOADER DOG BONES.HE WAS KNEELING ON SHOP FLOOR WITH WEIGHT RESTING ON BOTH KEES USING A 16 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE BUSHING IN LOADER ARM.AFTER STRIKING BUSHING WITH HAMMER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.HETHEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AND STOOD UP.AFTER STRETCHING FOR A MINUTE THE PAIN WENT AWAY.LATER IN THE DAY HE BENT DOWN AND HIS KNE

July 10, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE INSTALLING ROCK GUARD ON HAUL UNIT HAD GUARD IN PLACE ON FRONT & FACK WELDER HE WAS PULLING BACK PART OF GUARD CLOSER TO BED WITH A COMEALONG GUARD WAS PULLED TOO FAR AS TENSION WAS A PPLIED COMEALONG WAS THEN REMOVED EMPLOYEE WAS ON HANDS & KNEES ATTEMPTED TO PUSH GUARD BACK DOWN WITH BOTH HANDS WHEN TACK WELD BROKE GUARD BROKE LOOSE EMPLOYEE LOST BALAZNCE & FELL TO THE G

1994 · 1 incident

July 29, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL REPORTED INJURY ON 7/30/94. SAID HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT 4:30PM ON 7/29/94, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW HE GOT IT IN HIS EYE. HE SAID HE WASHED HIS EYE OUT AND IT FELT BETT ER. ON MONDAY 8/1/94 HIS EYE WAS RED AND SWOLLEN. SENT HIM TO DOCTOR. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN HIS EYE. 5 ML OF OCUFLEX OPTH SOLUTION WAS PRESCRIBED.

1991 · 1 incident

March 21, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

SET TING 4FTX8FTX1/2IN STEEL PLATE IN RACK 2IN DIAMETER STEEL SUPPORT POSTS BROKE (WELD) ALLOWING STEEL SUPPORT TO FALL ACROSS FOOT & THE STEEL PLATE TO FALL ONTO THE STEEL SUPPORT

1988 · 1 incident

August 17, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Contact with heat

THE EMPLOYEE HAS A PAST HISTORY OF BLACKOUTS. PRIOR TO THIS BLACKOUT INCIDENT, HE HAD DIARRHEA FOR 3 DAYS AND WAS DEHYDRATED. AFTER EATING A SANDWICH AND DRINKING A COLD BEVERAGE FOR LUNCH, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA, WHEREUPON HE BEGAN VOMITING. THE WAS CARRIED TO THE MAIN OFFICE WHERE HE BLACKED OUT.

1987 · 2 incidents

October 13, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS 6ENT OVER FACING A CONVEYOR BELT A ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN OFF OPPOSITE SIDE OF BELT NEAR TUNNEL ENTRANCE HIT WALL OF TUNNEL & BOUNCED ONTO UNDERSIDE OF BELT TRAVELING TOWARDS TAIL PULLEY ROLLED A7ROSS BELT & CASME OFF AISLE SIDE HITTING INDIVIDUAL ON LOWER RTR.SIDE OF HIS BACK CAUSING A MINOR SPRAIN

May 15, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS USING A316# SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PIN OUT OF BOOM OF DROPBALL, GREASE FITTING OF PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF STRIKING LEFT EYE, NOTHING ENTERED EYE LEFT EYE WAS BRUISED

1983 · 1 incident

June 2, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

USING 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES INTO LOCKING POST ON 4 1/4 SYMONS CRUSHER WHEN INDIVIDUAL WAS HITTING WEDGE WITH HAMMER HIS HAND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HAND HIT SIDE OF CT USHER THE RT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT

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