Mining Incidents

Sevierville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Sevierville, Sevier County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000115

Sevierville Quarry has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1984–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
14
significant & substantial
$119,617
proposed penalties
$97,567
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,050 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
83
inspections on record
2,088
inspection hours
3.4
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.
70 citations across 2,088 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sevierville Quarry has $120K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$120K
proposed penalties
$98K
current assessed
$98K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-24.
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 19,154 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 19,984 1 1 50.0
2025 Q2 19,930 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 18,700 2 2 107.0
2024 Q4 17,407 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 17,801 1 0 56.2
2024 Q2 17,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,337 1 1 61.2
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 15,130 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 15,383 3 3 195.0
2023 Q2 15,419 7 1 454.0
2023 Q1 13,534 3 0 221.7
2022 Q4 13,449 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 15,636 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15,205 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 14,429 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 13,896 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 15,000 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,813 1 0 72.4
2021 Q1 13,533 2 0 147.8
2020 Q4 12,437 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 14,796 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 14,758 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 15,196 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 14,676 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 13,825 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 17,167 2 0 116.5
2019 Q1 13,797 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 12,063 2 0 165.8
2018 Q3 14,660 1 0 68.2
2018 Q2 14,166 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 12,911 1 0 77.5
2017 Q4 9,937 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,787 2 0 169.7
2017 Q2 11,239 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 11,748 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 11,439 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,802 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,930 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 11,621 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 10,180 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 11,531 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 12,290 1 0 81.4
2015 Q1 9,778 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 9,770 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10,271 1 0 97.4
2014 Q2 11,265 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 10,072 4 2 397.1
2013 Q4 9,173 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,142 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,468 1 0 95.5
2013 Q1 7,397 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 10,012 2 0 199.8
2012 Q3 12,130 3 0 247.3
2012 Q2 12,775 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 9,194 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 10,660 1 0 93.8
2011 Q3 13,067 1 0 76.5
2011 Q2 12,613 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,894 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 11,094 1 0 90.1
2010 Q3 13,442 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 13,379 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,686 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,784 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,969 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 13,983 3 0 214.5
2009 Q1 10,590 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,808 1 0 102.0
2008 Q3 10,647 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 12,363 1 0 80.9
2008 Q1 10,599 1 0 94.3
2007 Q4 12,246 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,404 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 13,782 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12,980 4 1 308.2
2006 Q4 17,076 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 15,815 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 15,538 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 13,851 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 16,460 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 14,159 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,894 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,134 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,240 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 14,142 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 14,025 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 11,086 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,499 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,950 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,801 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,526 2 0 210.0
2002 Q4 10,630 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,450 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,332 1 0 81.1
2002 Q1 9,773 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,232 3 1 226.7
2001 Q3 14,492 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 16,440 6 2 365.0
2001 Q1 9,935 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,511 2 0 173.7
2000 Q3 12,037 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 13,837 2 0 144.5
2000 Q1 11,893 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 4, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker Fatality · MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting repair/replace toggle plate and toggle plate bearings on the jaw crusher when they suffered a pinning type injury.

Reportable incidents

22 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

January 5, 2026 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

Employee was in a haul truck when a rock fell and jarred the truck. Employee complained of back pain and utilized the RICE treatment until the January 24th. Up until the 24th, the employee stated multiple times they were feeling better each day. Employee went to ER with back pain and was released with prescriptions.

2025 · 1 incident

March 11, 2025 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 lifting objects

Employee was assisting loading VSI hammers from a pallet to a loader bucket. Employee moved 1 hammer (118 lbs.) and complained of back and leg pain.

2024 · 1 incident

September 16, 2024 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee slipped descending a dozer and fell on the tilt cylinder, breaking two ribs. EE had surgery on 4/11/2025 due to ribs not healing properly. Was released to full duty on 8/5/2025.

2023 · 1 incident

October 12, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had arrived at work and pulled into the scale house parking lot and was exiting EE's vehicle to throw away personal trash from home when EE fell exiting EE's vehicle.

2018 · 1 incident

May 29, 2018 TN · 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 machine

Employee was dismounting dozer, lost footing and grip on the hand hold and fell to the ground landing on left side.

2013 · 1 incident

October 15, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Service technician was using our weight cart to move weights to calibrate their truck scale. The cart flipped and the service technician hit his head on the weights that were in the cart causing a gash on his forehead requiring nine stitches.

2009 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was assisting with the replacement of a 42' conveyor belt. The conveyor belt slipped, striking employee in the ribs. The results in this action of the conveyor belt caused the employee to be knocked over the handrails of the cat walk he was standing on.

February 3, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Working in the cab of a D9R, when employee opened the door, the wind blew dirt into his eye.

2008 · 1 incident

July 18, 2008 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)

A piece of metal from the chipping hammer or a bolt struck the injury employee in the left wrist.

2007 · 3 incidents

December 27, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured employee was using a chain wrench to correct brushing alignment. His right foot got caught between the wrench and drill tower which resulted in a contusion and laceration.

November 1, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was stepping backwards while directing the loader to pick up a pallet, and felt his right knee pop. Employee was not carrying anything, did not trip on anything or was not on uneven ground. Received medical care on 12/06/07 and put on restriction starting 12/06/07.

April 2, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

The injured employee was troubleshooting the drill. As he accessed the area, his left ring finger came in contact with the pop off valve of air compressor resulting in cut.

2006 · 1 incident

October 21, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was using a bar to dislodge material that was packed in a chute. He was pulling back on the bar and mashed his left thumb between the bar and the handrail on the catwalk. The injury resulted in 6 stitches.

1999 · 1 incident

January 19, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WASHING OUT BINS & WHILE HOLDING HANDRAIL HE SLIDE HIS HAND DOWN RAIL & HIT BACK OF HAND AT A JOINT. A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HAND

1997 · 3 incidents

September 30, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG AND CHAIN TO TIGHTEN CONE CRUSHER. THE CHAIN BROKE AND COME-A-LONG HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE AND CHAIN HIT RIGHT LEG.

August 22, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING LOADER AND FOOT SLIPPED FROM PLATFORM AND SIDE STRUCK ALUMINUM ANGLE AR. RESULTED IN 8 STITCHES.

March 12, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO LOOSEN MATERIAL FROM A CHUTE AND SHOVEL SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER HIT SIDE OF CHUTE CUTTING FINGER.

1995 · 1 incident

February 25, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON GROUND BESIDE CONCRETE PIER USING ELECTRIC WELDING MACHINE TO WELD A VERTICAL BEAM OF THE SAND CLASSIFIER UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

MAN WAS SORTING THRU SCRAP IRON TO FIND USABLE NATURAL HE WAS STANDING ON II BEAM BEAM MOVED MAN LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO SCRAP METAL CUTTING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON CORNER OF METAL SEVEN STITCHE S REQUIRED HE CLOSE THE WOUND.

March 9, 1994 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING OUT SHUTE WITH WRENCH HIT HAND ON SIDE OF SHUTE

1987 · 1 incident

July 28, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN HURT HIS BA7K WHILE SHOVELING STGEMMING MATERIAL INTO BLAST HOLE

1984 · 1 incident

September 6, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MEN SERE PULLING ELECTRICAL WIRE THEW CONDUIT WIRE GOT IN BIND PERSON PULLED CONDUIT OUT OF THE GROUND KNCKING MAN BACKWARD.

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