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Summit Quarry: 97 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Blountsville, Blount County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0102743

Summit Quarry has $33K 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
2006–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
34
significant & substantial
$32,523
proposed penalties
$30,443
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,080 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Vulcan Materials Asphalt and Construction, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,104
inspection hours
8.8
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.
97 citations across 1,104 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2024-02-05.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Summit Quarry has $33K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $528 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-05.
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.
35.4%
significant & substantial
8.3%
high negligence or reckless
35.4%
reasonably likely or greater
69.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 83.3% moderate, 8.3% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
80%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $528 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 2008-06-18.
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 2008-779M Settlement Weisberger 2010 $3K → $528
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: 2026-08-14
6%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
16
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz81 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (31)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2001-02-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.74 1.28 1.36 Laborer, Bullgang
2026-08-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2026-08-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2023-09-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.51 0.89 0.57 Cleanup Man
2023-09-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-09-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2022-03-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Cleanup Man
2022-03-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.87 10 0.09 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-03-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2019-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2019-11-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Utility Man
2019-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2019-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2019-11-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.6 Utility Man
2013-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.53 0.10 Mechanic
2013-12-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2011-09-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.69 10 0.07 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-09-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2010-02-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2010-02-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2010-02-17 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.38 10 0.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-07-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.41 0.17 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-07-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.94 10 0.09 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.51 1.38 0.37 Backhoe Operator
2001-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0.09 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-02-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.69 0.78 0.88 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-02-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.46 0.33 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2001-02-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.81 0.43 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2001-02-06 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.92 10 0.09 Mechanic
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.

Summit Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.52 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 17.25 17.25 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. Madison Materials 1987 to 2018
  2. Whitaker Contracting Corp. 2018 to 2024
  3. Vulcan Materials Asphalt and Construction, LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 14
2025 12
2024 19
2023 24
2022 23
2021 17
2020 18
2019 14
2018 20
2017 22
2016 24
2015 23
2014 18
2013 18
2012 13
2011 12
2010 10
2009 9
2008 12
2007 13
2006 14
2005 13
2004 15
2003 14
2002 15
2001 16
2000 16
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Summit Quarry sits in Blount County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Blount County, Alabama · Population 59,292
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$61,096
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
2026 Q2 7,195 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 7,911 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,412 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,639 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,254 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,356 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,123 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 8,474 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,751 5 2 645.1
2023 Q4 8,978 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 9,853 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,581 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,440 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,866 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 9,947 3 2 301.6
2022 Q2 12,052 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 11,730 1 0 85.3
2021 Q4 7,982 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,376 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,528 1 0 153.2
2021 Q1 5,543 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,748 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,821 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,500 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,873 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,090 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,143 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,695 2 2 298.7
2019 Q1 6,156 1 0 162.4
2018 Q4 5,617 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,402 2 0 370.2
2018 Q2 4,816 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,357 1 1 135.9
2017 Q4 8,219 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,027 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,303 1 0 188.6
2017 Q1 5,676 1 0 176.2
2016 Q4 6,010 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,432 1 0 184.1
2016 Q2 6,322 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,431 2 1 311.0
2015 Q4 8,167 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,131 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,725 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,007 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,104 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,554 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,846 1 1 206.4
2014 Q1 5,259 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,106 1 0 163.8
2013 Q3 4,573 1 0 218.7
2013 Q2 2,810 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,997 2 0 250.1
2012 Q4 5,331 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,475 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,995 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,406 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,920 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,198 1 1 192.4
2011 Q2 6,365 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,873 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,305 1 0 188.5
2010 Q3 6,646 1 0 150.5
2010 Q2 6,477 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,929 1 1 202.9
2009 Q4 4,721 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,286 1 0 189.2
2009 Q2 5,277 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,359 1 1 229.4
2008 Q4 5,708 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,776 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,212 2 0 277.3
2008 Q1 8,123 6 2 738.6
2007 Q4 8,481 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,994 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,367 16 7 1407.6
2007 Q1 8,450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,450 2 2 236.7
2006 Q1 9,750 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,750 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,750 5 2 512.8
2005 Q2 7,150 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,800 5 3 641.0
2004 Q4 9,750 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,750 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,750 6 0 615.4
2004 Q1 9,100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,100 4 1 439.6
2003 Q3 9,100 1 0 109.9
2003 Q2 9,100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,100 3 0 329.7
2002 Q4 9,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,750 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,750 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,400 2 0 192.3
2001 Q2 10,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,400 8 3 769.2
2000 Q4 9,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,400 2 1 192.3
2000 Q1 11,050 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitaker Contracting Corp. · Struck against stationary object

Dislodging rock in jaw crusher with a pry bar when hand slipped off striking feeder wall

April 20, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Whitaker Contracting Corp. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was sitting in haul truck waiting for Trac hoe to load with boulders, when a boulder was dropped on tail end of truck causing the bed to raise and then slam down rocking the cab hurting employee back

2014 · 1 incident

May 31, 2014 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Madison Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting co-worker putting a guard back on a tail pulley. Co-worker had to use a sledge hammer to seat guard and when he struck guard hammer head came off striking employee in left arm.

2013 · 1 incident

February 8, 2013 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Madison Materials · Struck against stationary object

Pulling pull cord on air compressor.

2006 · 1 incident

July 15, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Madison Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING EXCESS MATERIALS FROM UNDER JAW CRUSHER(WHILE IN OPERATION) WHEN HIS SHIRT BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT DRIVE SHAFT TO FEEDER CAUSING SKIN UNDER HIS ARM TO BECOME DETACHED ALONG WITH SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS