Mining Incidents

Readyville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Readyville, Cannon County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000133

Readyville Quarry has $9K 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
14
Years on record
1991–2020
Latest incident
Aug 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
4
significant & substantial
$8,945
proposed penalties
$5,898
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,047 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
689
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: 689 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Readyville Quarry has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-14.
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 1,971 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,744 1 0 573.4
2025 Q2 3,653 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,074 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,665 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,079 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 895 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 788 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,511 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,472 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,871 2 0 696.6
2022 Q4 791 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,152 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,556 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,826 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,058 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,569 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,956 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,079 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,209 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,373 1 0 296.5
2020 Q2 3,775 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,523 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,558 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,519 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,657 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,699 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,857 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,113 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,079 5 1 1623.9
2018 Q1 673 2 1 2971.8
2017 Q4 2,499 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,771 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,816 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,386 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,251 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,446 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,409 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 728 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 479 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 533 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 517 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 585 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 607 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 766 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 494 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 574 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,908 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,921 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 707 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,798 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,672 1 0 176.3
2012 Q2 1,477 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,709 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,452 1 0 688.7
2011 Q3 1,060 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,071 1 0 933.7
2011 Q1 2,824 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 923 1 0 1083.4
2010 Q3 1,331 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 979 1 0 1021.5
2010 Q1 2,390 15 2 6276.2
2009 Q4 2,210 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 685 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,151 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,775 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,183 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,263 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,100 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,536 4 0 1131.2
2007 Q4 1,929 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,665 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,216 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,056 1 0 246.5
2006 Q4 4,477 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,550 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,456 1 0 183.3
2006 Q1 4,731 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,644 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,476 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,897 1 0 204.2
2005 Q1 4,804 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,555 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,623 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,005 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,166 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,447 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,850 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,312 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,781 1 0 264.5
2002 Q4 3,709 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,451 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,246 2 0 471.0
2002 Q1 3,288 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,984 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,086 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,635 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,806 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,862 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,547 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,140 1 0 162.9
2000 Q1 3,954 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2020 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2020 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was changing an air line out on a water truck when EE heard a pop and felt a tear in the left forearm.

July 17, 2020 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was using water hose to wash tail pulley and during this task it splashed back at them and got in an eye causing a scratch. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

2019 · 1 incident

July 24, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exhibiting symptoms of a heart attack. It was later determined by a medical professional the symptoms were non-work stress related.

2015 · 1 incident

August 20, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Injured ee was changing 4 hydraulic hoses on a loader. While removing the plate below the air filter cleaner, the plate became dislodged. With a pry bar the employee worked to get the plate loose when it finally dislodged the access door dropped onto the employee's hand. He pulled his hand back out of reaction causing a laceration to his left thumb which resulted in stitches

2010 · 1 incident

March 8, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was trying to reposition the suction hose on water pump. While the injured employee was pushing other employee was pulling. The hose went through the upright and the hose sprang back and caught his finger between the foot valve and the upright of boom truck. Resulting in a fracture right index finger.

2006 · 1 incident

October 3, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

The employee was driving a truck to measure a conveyor belt. He looked up at the belt and struck a concrete block. The injury resulted in a laceration to the forehead requiring stitches.

2005 · 1 incident

December 16, 2005 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

The ee was operating a haul truck and stated the seat bottomed out an djarred his back. Incident was not reported until 1/9/06 and medical attention was rendered on 1/10/06.

2004 · 1 incident

August 16, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had periodic screening chest x-ray read by two readers. X-ray was characterized as pneumoconiosis with scores of 1/1 and 1/0. Damage or impairment cannot be determined by x-rays.

2001 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS RUNNING A DOZER AND WHEN HE EXITED THE CAB AND STEPPED ONTO TRACK, HE STATED HIS LEG POPPED.

April 23, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAR CLOG FROM CHUTE IN SURGE TUNNEL. WHEN CLOG WAS FREED, HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON 7 FREED MATERIAL. THIS RESULTED IN STITCHES TO M IDDLE & INDEX FINGERS.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 3 incidents

July 13, 1991 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hurst Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRUISED HIP WHEN ROCK CAME OFF IMPACT CRUSHER.

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The full compliance file on Readyville Quarry

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.