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Riverside Drive Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Knoxville, Knox County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4002187

Riverside Drive Quarry has $8K 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
1985–2006
Latest incident
Jun 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
7
significant & substantial
$7,555
proposed penalties
$7,395
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $160 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
967
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: 967 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Riverside Drive Quarry has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 6,801 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,485 3 0 400.8
2025 Q2 7,401 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,954 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,553 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,167 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,211 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,253 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,783 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,278 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,341 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,500 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,123 1 0 140.4
2022 Q3 8,167 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,251 1 0 121.2
2022 Q1 7,661 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,420 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,630 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,916 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,665 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 8,728 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,844 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,460 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,425 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,214 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,915 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,621 1 1 151.0
2019 Q1 7,325 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 8,079 3 1 371.3
2018 Q3 8,495 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,221 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,222 1 0 160.7
2017 Q4 5,667 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,476 1 0 154.4
2017 Q2 6,643 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,657 1 0 130.6
2016 Q4 6,027 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,710 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,819 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,571 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,652 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,898 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,816 3 0 786.2
2015 Q1 3,369 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,206 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,125 1 0 195.1
2014 Q2 2,869 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,945 1 0 339.6
2013 Q4 2,018 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,569 2 0 560.4
2013 Q2 3,527 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,064 1 0 164.9
2012 Q4 2,653 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,577 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,334 1 0 299.9
2012 Q1 4,019 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,733 1 0 267.9
2011 Q3 4,469 3 0 671.3
2011 Q2 3,952 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,548 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,326 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,815 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,825 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,881 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,708 1 1 212.4
2009 Q3 3,696 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,930 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,456 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,444 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,526 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,798 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,911 8 2 1157.6
2007 Q4 7,513 1 0 133.1
2007 Q3 10,367 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,162 2 0 152.0
2007 Q1 12,202 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 15,945 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 13,857 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,483 2 0 138.1
2006 Q1 13,586 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,788 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,400 1 0 87.7
2005 Q2 11,940 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 9,456 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,998 1 0 100.0
2004 Q3 6,361 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,573 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,538 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,057 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,647 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 11,958 1 0 83.6
2003 Q1 5,648 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,885 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,385 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,842 1 1 101.6
2001 Q3 9,214 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,273 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,839 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,711 2 1 206.0
2000 Q3 10,069 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,115 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,282 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

June 14, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Cutting edge on dozer blade came off. Employee got off dozer to pick up cutting edge and laid it on dozer arm. It slipped off and hit him on left foot resulting in a fracture to foot.

1997 · 1 incident

August 27, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EE AND ANOTHER EE WAS USING A COME A LONG TO REPLACE TRACK ON DOZER. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT EE ON SIDE OF FACE.

1996 · 1 incident

October 9, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING FRONT HOUSING ON A LOADER. HE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN BOLTS. THE EE GOT HIS FINGER TO CLOSE TO THE WO RK AREA & HAMMER MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND. RECEIVED FRACTURE TO BONE IN SECOND JOINT & 10 STITCHES.

1988 · 1 incident

December 8, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

OPERATOR GETTING OFF TO REFUEL WHEN HE STEPPED ON BLADE ARM FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ON R HAND

1985 · 1 incident

May 18, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ENTERED SCREEN TOWER TO CHECK BEARINGS WHEN COUNTER WEIGHT BROKE, WENT UP TO ROOF HIT BEAM CAME DOWN STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT CUTTING HEAD.

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