Mining Incidents

Richard City Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
South Pittsburg, Marion County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4000077

Richard City Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Dec 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,046
proposed penalties
$647
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $399 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
302
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: 302 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Richard City Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$647
current assessed
$647
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-14.
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
2019 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 413 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 547 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 425 0 0 0.0
Show 41 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3 349 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 219 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 125 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 181 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 203 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 59 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 85 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 170 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 69 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 102 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 116 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 279 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 269 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 411 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 444 1 1 2252.3
2011 Q3 718 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 688 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,053 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,159 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,495 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,258 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,555 1 0 643.1
2009 Q4 1,279 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,728 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,437 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,304 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,557 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,655 1 0 214.8
2001 Q4 4,289 2 0 466.3
2001 Q3 5,688 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,516 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,404 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,332 1 0 157.9
2000 Q3 6,425 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,729 2 0 422.9
2000 Q1 5,822 1 0 171.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2010 · 1 incident

December 9, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At the beginning of the shift, the employee complained of feeling sick and hurting in his chest. The employee has a previous history heart condition and was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measures

1995 · 1 incident

September 16, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GRINDER HIT A BOLT AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE SIDE OF THE IMPACT CRUSHER AND JERKED THE GRINDER FROM HIS HAND. THE GRINDING DISC HIT HIS LEFT FOREARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

1989 · 1 incident

October 7, 1989 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 · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO THIT KNOCK WRENCH IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. SLIP OF HAND HE HIT FINGER INSTEAD OF WRENCH.

1987 · 1 incident

April 22, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE PRIMARY FEEDER. A ROCK WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE GIZZLE BARS. HE USED A HAMMER TO DISLODGE THE ROCK THEN USED HIS HAND TO REMOVE THE ROCK. A METAL BURR ON THE SIDE OF GI ZZLE BAR STUCK INTO HIS RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE ELECTED NOT TO GO TO DOCTOR ON THE DATE OF ACCIDENT; HOWEVER HE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN FOLLOWING DAY ELECTED TO GO TO DR. DATE OF ACCIDENT,

1983 · 1 incident

May 13, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Dixie Cement Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON T OP OF COVERED HOPPER CAR, DOORS WERE OPEN, EE WAS INSPECTING THE INSIDE OF CAR. DOOR ON CAR HIT EE IN BACK WHILE HE WAS LOOKING INSIDE OF CAR. DOOR KNOCKED EE OFF OF CAR. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET. THE IMPACT CAUSED CRUSHED BONE IN H EEL OF R IGHT FOOT & FRACTURE IN LEFT FOOT.

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