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Summit Quarry 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.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
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.

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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-05.
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 6,412 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
2024 Q2 8,474 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,751 5 2 645.1
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 1 1 102.6
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 10 3 961.5
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

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