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Spicewood Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Spicewood, Burnet County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104144

Spicewood Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $224 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,905
proposed penalties
$6,505
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
864
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: 864 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Spicewood Quarry has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $224 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$224
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
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 9,690 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,283 1 0 97.2
2025 Q2 12,160 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,200 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,042 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,678 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,277 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,188 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 11,074 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 13,466 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 12,777 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,584 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 11,424 1 0 87.5
2022 Q3 12,487 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,125 1 0 82.5
2022 Q1 9,819 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,092 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,708 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 9,372 1 0 106.7
2021 Q1 8,346 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 9,107 2 1 219.6
2020 Q3 10,129 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 10,629 1 0 94.1
2020 Q1 10,711 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 10,705 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,595 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,260 1 0 97.5
2019 Q1 10,174 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10,047 1 0 99.5
2018 Q3 9,759 1 0 102.5
2018 Q2 9,893 1 0 101.1
2018 Q1 10,246 3 0 292.8
2017 Q4 10,067 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,734 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 11,286 2 0 177.2
2017 Q1 10,973 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,717 2 1 186.6
2016 Q3 11,189 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,011 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 10,656 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,406 2 0 212.6
2015 Q3 11,102 1 0 90.1
2015 Q2 9,883 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,703 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 7,365 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,920 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,383 3 2 357.9
2014 Q1 7,673 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,138 1 1 162.9
2013 Q3 6,048 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,325 2 0 375.6
2013 Q1 5,050 7 2 1386.1
2012 Q4 5,684 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,639 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,143 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,467 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,474 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,758 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,660 1 0 176.7
2011 Q1 5,181 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,467 1 0 182.9
2010 Q3 4,918 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,322 2 0 375.8
2010 Q1 5,854 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,911 1 1 169.2
2009 Q3 6,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,533 1 0 132.7
2009 Q1 7,541 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,987 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,624 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,451 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 10,272 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 10,514 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,865 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,580 1 0 86.4
2006 Q4 13,629 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,698 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,485 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,215 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,790 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,422 1 1 134.7
2005 Q2 7,928 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,521 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,563 2 0 359.5
2004 Q3 7,079 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 8,039 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,628 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,116 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,867 1 1 145.6
2003 Q1 6,141 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,885 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,781 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,575 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,725 2 0 205.7
2001 Q4 9,142 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,320 2 1 240.4
2001 Q2 6,196 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,542 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,927 2 2 683.3
2000 Q3 3,012 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,290 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,025 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2020 · 1 incident

December 22, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE struck an HSI Crusher Blow bar with a sledgehammer and felt a scratch on the left forearm on 12-22-20. On 1-07-21 EE reported that there was metal embedded in the left forearm. EE was treated by a doctor on 01-08-21 for removal of foreign material.

2018 · 1 incident

June 20, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A fire started in the engine compartment of the Cat 330 cl excavator that was extinguished by the fire department. The unit was damaged beyond repair.

2015 · 1 incident

February 16, 2015 TX · 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

After removing a rock from conveyor #1 employee was descending from the guard when a side D-ring on his fall protection harness got caught on the guard. As he was trying to free the D-ring he lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring his right elbow. Employee sought medical attention and is currently on modified duty.

2008 · 1 incident

February 28, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee error. Employee slipped off bumper stepping from 330L excavator track to bumper on fuel truck. This led to the sprain of the left knee, which later turned out to be damage to the meniscus of that same knee. This was not originally an MSHA reportable case, but became one later on when he needed surgery in mid April.

2005 · 1 incident

June 20, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was positioning a piece of catwalk material (portable work platform) into place around a tail pulley assembly. The piece slipped, and when he tried to catch it his finger got pinched between the piece and a stationary I-beam.

2003 · 1 incident

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