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Hermitage Quarry: 68 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Hermitage, Davidson County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000103

Hermitage Quarry has $16K 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
24
Years on record
1984–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
2
significant & substantial
$15,898
proposed penalties
$15,898
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
1,092
inspection hours
6.2
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.
68 citations across 1,092 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hermitage Quarry has $16K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
2.9%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
2.9%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.7% low, 82.4% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-10-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
30
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg11
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz6
  • Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (42)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-10-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.49 0.19 Laborer, Bullgang
2025-10-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-10-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2023-07-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2020-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 1.39 0.47 Utility Man
2016-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-05-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-08-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2011-06-22 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Iron oxide fumes 0.83 20 0.04 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Manganese fumes 0.15 5 0.03 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-06-22 Zinc oxide fumes 0.33 10 0.03 Welder, etc.
2009-12-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 2.08 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 2.11 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.93 0.12 Truck Driver
2004-12-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-12-28 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Washer Operator
2004-12-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 2.48 0.17 Truck Driver
2004-12-28 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.33 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.74 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 1.56 0.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.86 0.17 Truck Loader
2004-03-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.5 10 0.05 Bulldozer Operator
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 2.02 0.10 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 2.37 0.14 Truck Driver
2003-05-29 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Hermitage Quarry recorded 3.94 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
3.94
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 3.94 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 3.80 3.80 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 5.24 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 26
2025 23
2024 26
2023 22
2022 22
2021 18
2020 17
2019 20
2018 18
2017 19
2016 14
2015 16
2014 12
2013 11
2012 9
2011 12
2010 12
2009 13
2008 14
2007 21
2006 18
2005 17
2004 16
2003 16
2002 15
2001 15
2000 17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Hermitage Quarry sits in Davidson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Davidson County, Tennessee · Population 709,846
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$75,664
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 13,946 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 13,139 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 13,040 1 0 76.7
2025 Q3 13,983 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,777 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,913 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 13,867 1 0 72.1
2024 Q3 15,168 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 15,372 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 13,060 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,499 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 12,756 1 0 78.4
2023 Q2 12,901 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 14,417 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 12,370 3 0 242.5
2022 Q3 12,457 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 13,301 3 0 225.5
2022 Q1 11,192 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,640 4 0 375.9
2021 Q3 10,395 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,608 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,545 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,655 1 0 115.5
2020 Q3 10,221 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 9,978 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,453 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 11,553 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 11,787 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,943 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 11,732 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10,683 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 11,609 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 10,268 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,605 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 15,989 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 9,518 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,200 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,228 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,186 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,004 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,291 3 0 411.5
2016 Q1 6,683 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,015 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,423 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,331 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,823 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,894 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,272 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,493 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,731 1 0 174.5
2013 Q4 6,449 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,622 1 0 151.0
2013 Q2 6,219 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,680 1 0 213.7
2012 Q4 4,684 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,590 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,949 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,103 1 0 196.0
2011 Q4 4,312 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,409 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,770 1 0 128.7
2011 Q1 4,146 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,884 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,972 3 1 334.4
2010 Q2 7,995 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,258 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,538 1 0 153.0
2009 Q3 6,157 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,198 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,994 3 0 600.7
2008 Q4 7,022 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,692 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,477 1 0 118.0
2008 Q1 7,847 5 1 637.2
2007 Q4 9,763 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 12,598 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,338 2 0 149.9
2007 Q1 12,412 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 17,096 9 0 526.4
2006 Q3 17,132 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 15,818 6 0 379.3
2006 Q1 13,029 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 17,414 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 15,075 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,352 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 14,741 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 12,526 1 0 79.8
2004 Q3 12,908 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,775 1 0 84.9
2004 Q1 10,780 1 0 92.8
2003 Q4 9,026 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,895 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 12,786 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,717 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,687 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,685 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,999 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,678 2 0 206.7
2001 Q4 10,970 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 12,169 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,326 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,070 1 0 141.4
2000 Q4 9,312 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,077 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,681 1 0 78.9
2000 Q1 8,834 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 25, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

4,000psi burst pressure Supply hose to the Brake Valve. Heat shield was still on the turbo however where this hose came out it wasn't blocking any fluid as it sprayed towards the rear of the turbo. All other hoses intact around the area.

January 29, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's right hand was caught in between a come-along chain and a conveyor frame when removing a bend pulley. Cutting the right index finger.

2024 · 1 incident

2023 · 1 incident

July 27, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee claims a foreign material became embedded in their left eye while working.

2021 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

September 16, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Injured employee was using a sledge hammer to tighten belts on a primary crusher when the employee felt a pinch in his right shoulder. Resulting in a strain to the right shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

February 17, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was holding brace arm while other employees was putting pin through the arm and stick. Other employee started the pin, and injured employee throught the pin had started and eased off the brace. Injured employee was not expecting the extra weight of the pin added to the brace. Causing lacerations to the right index finger resulting in stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

October 9, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was doing daily maintenance work and caught his finger between the punch plate and handrail. Resulting in stitches.

2007 · 2 incidents

May 24, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Inj EE was removing tail pulley on the 7's belt. When EE started pulling on the bearing the pulley shifted & dropped & smashed his pinky finger between the pulley bearing.

January 9, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Injured employee recived flash burn to right eye. Doing welding activites

1998 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1998 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS UNCLOGGING THE NOZZLE ON A PAINT GUN. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP BETWEEN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS.

1995 · 1 incident

February 23, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON M-50 HAUL TRUCK AND WAS DRAGGING A 4 FT STABILIZER BAR TO INSTALL ON TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED ON ANOTHER BAR ON FLOOR BEHIND HIM. HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND THE BAR HE WAS DRAGGING LANDED ON HIS LEG.

1991 · 1 incident

May 2, 1991 TN · 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 stationary object

AFTER DUMPING IN STOCKPILE, THE DRIVER WENT TO REMOVE PTO LEVEL OUT OF GEAR. HIS HAND SLIPPED STRIKING TRANSMISSION LEVER WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF PTO LEVER.

1989 · 1 incident

October 24, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP TOW PIN ON LOADER TO RUN CABLE, PIN SLIPPED DOWN FRACTURING THUMB.

1988 · 3 incidents

June 25, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TIGHTENING CONE CRUSHER WITH HYDRAULIC JACKS. THE JACK SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGE BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE CRUSHER.

January 22, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THEY WERE ROLLING UP A CONVEYER BELTM USING A REEL AND LEVER, THE BELT MOVED AIR UNEXPECED SURGE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND HE GOT HIT IN THE HEAD BY THE LEVER.

1987 · 3 incidents

October 21, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOK HIT THUMB 5GAINST BLOCK-MASHED THUMB INJ PUTTING CAB5E INTO BLOCK ON CRANE.HOOK ON CABLE BANGED FINGER AGAINST BLOCK.

April 28, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

HE WAS GOING DO4N THE QUARRY RAMP. THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE TRUCK HEADED OFF THRU BLUFF AND HE JUMPED OUT. IT WAS LOADED AND WOULD NOT STOP HE HURT BOTH HEELS WHEN HE J UMPED. 3

April 10, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PA9KING DOZER AT QUITTING TIME. EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF DOZER TRACK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL, HITTING HIS SIDE ON TRACK OF DOZER.

1986 · 1 incident

December 17, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

HOOKING UP WATE9 LINE AT 1 CRUSHER HE WAS GOIND DOWN TO HOOK UP THE LOWER PART OF THE HOSE. IT WAS RAINING HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE CATWALK TO A LOWER CATWALK HIS RAID AND FELL OFF HE CUT H IS EAR AND TOP 2F HIS HEAD.

1985 · 1 incident

May 29, 1985 TN · 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

WATER TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF UNIT GOING DOWN QUARRY RAMP, HIT BOULDERS ON SIDE OF RAMP SPUN AROUND CURD WENT OFF BLUFF BACK WARDS SOME 30 TO 35 FT DOWN.

1984 · 1 incident

October 2, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

HE WAS PLACING A SPRING UNDER S SCREEN BEING HOLD BY A COME-A-LONG & CHAIN. THE CHAIN BROKE LETTING THE SCREEN FALL, THE SPRING JUMPED OUT AND KNOCKED HIM OFF THE CATWALK, HE CUT HIS FINGER GR