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Richard City Underground/Surface: 54 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Richard City, Marion County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003132

Richard City Underground/Surface has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2006
Latest incident
Jul 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,551
proposed penalties
$7,188
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $363 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
1,413
inspection hours
3.8
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.
54 citations across 1,413 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Richard City Underground/Surface has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-05-13.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
5.6%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
57.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.6% low, 88.9% moderate, 5.6% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 80%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 20%
100%
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%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K 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 2008-07-14.
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
SE 2008-863M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $2K → $1K
SE 2008-408M Settlement Bulluck 2009 $969 → $846
SE 2008-409M Withdrawal Lesnick 2009 $100 → $0
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: 2010-04-06, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
48
samples
43
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz14
  • Diesel Particulate Material9
  • Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon.8
  • Total Carbon,TC8
Show the individual readings (73)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-04-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Supervisor, Co. Official
2008-04-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2008-04-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.46 10 0.05 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-03-05 TC as EC @ 350 64.04 350 0.18 Blaster, Powder Gang
2008-03-05 TCarbon @ 350 30.54 350 0.09 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2008-03-05 TC as EC @ 350 32.02 350 0.09 Roof Bolter, Mounted
2008-03-05 TCarbon @ 350 106.41 350 0.30 Blaster, Powder Gang
2007-08-09 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Iron oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-08-09 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-02-28 TC as EC @ 350 199.82 350 0.57 Scaling (mechanical)
2007-02-28 TCarbon @ 350 190.16 350 0.54 Blaster, Powder Gang
2007-02-28 TC as EC @ 350 114 350 0.33 Blaster, Powder Gang
2007-02-28 TCarbon @ 350 114.29 350 0.33 Truck Driver
2007-02-28 TC as EC @ 350 105.03 350 0.30 Truck Driver
2007-02-28 TCarbon @ 350 219.72 350 0.63 Scaling (mechanical)
2006-12-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.86 10 0.09 Scaling (mechanical)
2006-05-25 Diesel Particulate Material 40 308 0.13 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2006-05-25 Diesel Particulate Material 64.93 308 0.21 Scaling (mechanical)
2006-05-25 Diesel Particulate Material 43.35 308 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-25 Diesel Particulate Material 20.49 308 0.07 Truck Driver
2006-02-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 10 0.03 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2006-02-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.97 10 0.10 Scaling (mechanical)
2005-08-23 Diesel Particulate Material 79.41 308 0.26 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-23 Diesel Particulate Material 90.55 308 0.29 Scaling (mechanical)
2005-08-23 Diesel Particulate Material 71.83 308 0.23 Truck Driver
2005-08-23 Diesel Particulate Material 25.91 308 0.08 Truck Driver
2005-08-23 Diesel Particulate Material 39.51 308 0.13 Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-01 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Drill Operator, Rotary
2004-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Roof Bolter, Rock
2004-12-01 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.49 10 0.05 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2004-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,TC 55.67 400 0.14 Truck Driver
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,TC 128.48 400 0.32 Scaling (mechanical)
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 151.91 400 0.38 Scaling (mechanical)
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 38.68 400 0.10 Truck Driver
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,TC 0 400 0.00 Truck Driver
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 0 400 0.00 Truck Driver
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,TC 77.05 400 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-06-17 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 98.12 400 0.25 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 1.96 0.20 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2003-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 1.03 0.15 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2003-11-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Roof Bolter, Rock
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.9 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-05-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scaling (mechanical)
2003-05-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 2.6 0.13 Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 9.22 400 0.02 Truck Driver
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 101.57 400 0.25 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,TC 116.26 400 0.29 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,TC 81.78 400 0.20 Scaling (mechanical)
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 60.46 400 0.15 Scaling (mechanical)
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,TC 163.95 400 0.41 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 144.87 400 0.36 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2002-12-04 Total Carbon,TC 0 400 0.00 Truck Driver
2002-08-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.4 10 0.04 Scaling (mechanical)
2002-08-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-02-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.47 10 0.05 Truck Driver
2001-02-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Scaling (mechanical)
2001-02-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.29 10 0.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.12 3.12 0.36 Truck Driver
2001-02-07 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.26 10 0.13 Drill Operator, Rotary
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.

Richard City Underground/Surface recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ 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 3.15 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.62 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
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 5.74 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 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 Constr. Materials, L.P. 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 1
2010 2
2009 9
2008 12
2007 15
2006 14
2005 15
2004 15
2003 14
2002 7
2001 7
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Richard City Underground/Surface sits in Marion 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.
Marion County, Tennessee · Population 29,010
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,103
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
2011 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 50 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 11 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 1,658 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,154 1 0 317.1
2009 Q1 6,012 2 0 332.7
2008 Q4 7,787 2 1 256.8
2008 Q3 6,342 1 0 157.7
2008 Q2 7,443 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,926 2 0 288.8
2007 Q4 6,638 2 1 301.3
2007 Q3 7,541 1 0 132.6
2007 Q2 8,154 4 1 490.6
2007 Q1 7,566 2 0 264.3
2006 Q4 10,128 1 0 98.7
2006 Q3 9,183 1 0 108.9
2006 Q2 7,363 1 0 135.8
2006 Q1 8,173 2 0 244.7
2005 Q4 7,484 5 1 668.1
2005 Q3 8,249 1 0 121.2
2005 Q2 7,443 4 0 537.4
2005 Q1 7,942 3 1 377.7
2004 Q4 8,472 3 1 354.1
2004 Q3 11,271 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,846 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,497 2 0 266.8
2003 Q3 8,941 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,439 3 0 287.4
2003 Q1 4,060 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,601 1 0 217.3
2002 Q3 5,220 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,424 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,753 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,313 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,175 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,848 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,111 3 0 729.7
2000 Q4 6,072 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,450 2 1 367.0
2000 Q2 3,838 1 0 260.6
2000 Q1 1,018 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2006 · 1 incident

July 27, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Constr. Materials, L.P. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was moving the Hazemag crusher bar to check for wear and the bars moved unexpectedly and mashed his right hand.