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Mecklenburg Rock: 39 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Winston-Salem, Mecklenburg County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406640

Mecklenburg Rock 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
11
Years on record
1992–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,339
proposed penalties
$5,933
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $406 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
1,210
inspection hours
3.2
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.
39 citations across 1,210 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mecklenburg Rock 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
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-13.
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.
23.1%
significant & substantial
5.1%
high negligence or reckless
25.6%
reasonably likely or greater
87.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.4% low, 79.5% moderate, 5.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 75%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 25%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
28%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-09-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
VA 2012-584M Settlement Koutras 2013 $1K → $899
VA 2013-552M Settlement Gill 2014 $585 → $450
VA 2011-569M Withdrawal Koutras 2012 $108 → $0
VA 20000026M Dismissal 2000 $97 → $0
VA 20000033M Settlement Zielinski 2000 $97 → $55
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2026-05-13
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
38
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg18
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Show the individual readings (38)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2026-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2023-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2023-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2023-08-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.53 0.97 0.55 Utility Man
2022-08-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2022-08-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 Utility Man
2022-08-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Lab Technician
2018-03-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.79 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-03-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Truck Driver
2018-03-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 Cleanup Man
2018-03-27 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.41 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-10-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-10-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-10-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.51 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-10-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-06-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.71 0.38 Cleanup Man
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.5 0.58 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 1.95 0.16 Backhoe Operator
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.77 0.36 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-03-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 1.45 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-03-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.07 0.20 Truck Driver
2002-04-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.41 0.34 Laborer, Bullgang
2002-04-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 1.5 0.26 Drill Operator, Rotary
2002-04-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.59 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-04-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.

Mecklenburg Rock recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below 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 Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.37 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 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 3.58 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 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. Mecklenburg-Chantilly Joint Venture 1991 to 1995
  2. Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 28
2025 27
2024 26
2023 24
2022 25
2021 26
2020 23
2019 23
2018 19
2017 15
2016 16
2015 15
2014 11
2013 12
2012 11
2011 9
2010 4
2006 3
2005 5
2004 12
2003 9
2002 7
2001 13
2000 19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mecklenburg Rock sits in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Mecklenburg County, Virginia · Population 30,431
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$51,691
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 15,550 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 16,455 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 15,107 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 17,980 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 19,240 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 16,269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 17,666 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,815 0 0 0.0
Show 81 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 17,349 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,144 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 13,535 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 16,009 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 16,933 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 16,523 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 14,506 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 14,006 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 13,172 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 14,243 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 14,507 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 16,306 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 16,078 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 13,472 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,006 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 12,789 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 13,560 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 11,733 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 12,888 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 13,447 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 12,803 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 14,784 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 11,725 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,388 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,654 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,664 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,581 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 10,020 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,913 3 2 274.9
2017 Q1 7,953 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 9,006 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,123 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,603 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,884 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,005 1 0 111.0
2015 Q3 11,359 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 11,551 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,275 1 0 137.5
2014 Q4 9,416 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,574 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 7,540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,182 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 7,234 1 0 138.2
2013 Q3 8,537 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,950 4 1 446.9
2013 Q1 4,933 2 0 405.4
2012 Q4 5,745 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,533 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 9,431 2 1 212.1
2012 Q1 6,597 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,138 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,804 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,730 1 0 129.4
2011 Q1 7,400 1 0 135.1
2010 Q4 2,114 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,041 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,528 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,538 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,820 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,781 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,097 3 0 588.6
2004 Q4 4,656 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,068 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,440 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,230 4 1 433.4
2003 Q4 3,695 4 0 1082.5
2003 Q3 2,428 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,208 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,918 2 0 338.0
2002 Q4 2,082 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,189 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,953 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,650 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,251 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,450 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 7,663 2 1 261.0
2001 Q1 5,293 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,827 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 13,997 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,586 2 0 172.6
2000 Q1 12,095 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was in the process of preparing a wing wall on a feed hopper for rigging when the incident occurred. EE was attempting to free up a shackle that was stuck on the structure by pulling on the chain slings attached to it. The shackle sprung and hit the EE on the nose. EE was taken to local hospital where EE was evaluated, treated and released with no restrictions.

August 20, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from ladders

EE was welding the frame onto water tank where EE was on a ladder that was not folded out. EE was repositioning when EE lost footing and fell to the ground resulting in a laceration requiring stitches.

2022 · 1 incident

January 18, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

While working on Mack water truck IW put a flashlight in mouth to free up their hands. IW did not crouch down low enough and the flashlight pinned against the fender well prying upwards on the flashlight and downwards on EE's tooth. EE immediately felt a pop and piece of the tooth chipped off the back side of the lower left front tooth.

2014 · 1 incident

April 10, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

While making a repair, a cable shifted, fell, and contacted employee right shoulder. Employee was able to work regular job until surgery 11/21/2014

2005 · 1 incident

February 4, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Strained lower back after pulling dump truck level.

2002 · 1 incident

March 21, 2002 VA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC FROM JW BURRESS TO REPLACE A POTERY HEAD MOTOR ON A DRILL TEC DRILL. EE WAS LIFTING THE MOTOR FROM THE ROTERY PLATFORM TO THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE MOTOR WAS AOBUT 38" ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN EE PICKED THE MOTORUP HE TURN ABOUT 180 DEGREE AND SAT THE MOTOR DOWN.

1999 · 1 incident

January 31, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LOWER TRACK ROLLERS WHEN LEFT ARM GAVE WAY. (PULLED BICEP MUSCLE)

1997 · 1 incident

July 24, 1997 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING HYDRAULIC SHOVEL WHEN THE AIR OPERATED SEAT SHOCK ABSORBER BOTTOMED OUT CAUSING OPERATORS SACRUM TO BE BRUISED.

1994 · 1 incident

September 15, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mecklenburg-Chantilly Joint Venture · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING WATER HOSE OFF OF REEL OF WATER TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HOSE IN LEFT HAND OVER LEFT SHOULDER PULLING HOSE OFF OF REEL. HOSE REEL GOT TIGHT EMPLOYEE TRUSTED LEFT ARM FORWARD IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE HOSE REEL INT EHPROCESS EMPLOYEE HEARD A CRACKIGN SOUND NA D EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT UPPER ARM. X-RAYS SHOWED LEFT UPPER ARM FRACTURED.

1993 · 1 incident

February 17, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mecklenburg-Chantilly Joint Venture · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING EUCLID TRUCK THE STRAIN OF MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING RESULTED IN A HERNIA.

1992 · 1 incident

September 25, 1992 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
Mecklenburg-Chantilly Joint Venture · Struck by flying object

DRIVER WAS STANDING NEAR BATTERY AS MECHANIC WAS JUMP STARTING VEHICLE. THE CABLES WERE CORRECTLY HOOKED UP. ACTUAL CAUSE HARD TO DETERMINE. SPECULATIVE THAT BATTERY CASE MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED . VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.