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Waurika Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Temple, Cotton County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3400362

Waurika Quarry has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
167
citations
38
significant & substantial
$92,341
proposed penalties
$61,669
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30,672 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
719
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: 719 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Waurika Quarry has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 14 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.
$92K
proposed penalties
$64K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-28.
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 4,419 4 0 905.2
2025 Q3 6,451 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,927 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,501 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,825 3 0 621.8
2024 Q3 5,368 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,447 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,773 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,840 1 1 206.6
2023 Q3 5,188 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,226 2 0 382.7
2023 Q1 4,562 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,445 4 1 899.9
2022 Q3 4,687 2 0 426.7
2022 Q2 4,738 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,347 1 0 230.0
2021 Q4 4,798 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,269 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,520 2 0 442.5
2021 Q1 3,348 1 0 298.7
2020 Q4 3,974 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,471 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,566 1 0 280.4
2020 Q1 3,854 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,470 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,601 9 1 2499.3
2019 Q2 4,123 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,021 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,185 2 0 477.9
2018 Q3 2,815 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,049 2 1 656.0
2018 Q1 4,905 1 0 203.9
2017 Q4 4,099 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,879 5 0 1289.0
2017 Q2 3,418 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,992 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,069 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,769 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,498 2 0 571.8
2016 Q1 3,350 3 1 895.5
2015 Q4 4,853 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,244 9 4 4010.7
2015 Q2 3,538 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,996 5 2 1251.3
2014 Q4 4,639 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,291 2 0 607.7
2014 Q2 4,130 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,362 3 0 892.3
2013 Q4 3,481 3 0 861.8
2013 Q3 2,750 4 0 1454.5
2013 Q2 3,161 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,003 1 0 249.8
2012 Q4 3,003 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,689 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,974 2 1 503.3
2012 Q1 3,599 2 0 555.7
2011 Q4 2,580 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,638 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,051 1 0 327.8
2011 Q1 3,718 3 0 806.9
2010 Q4 3,931 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,314 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,880 6 3 1020.4
2010 Q1 6,032 17 4 2818.3
2009 Q4 7,037 14 8 1989.5
2009 Q3 7,419 13 2 1752.3
2009 Q2 7,099 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,297 9 0 1429.3
2008 Q4 6,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,477 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,470 4 0 731.3
2008 Q1 5,925 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,957 3 0 503.6
2007 Q3 4,901 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,957 8 4 2021.7
2007 Q1 3,989 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,680 3 2 815.2
2006 Q3 1,434 8 3 5578.8
2001 Q2 309 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 753 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,065 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,458 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,151 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,129 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 1, 2025 OK · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Weather forecasts predicted an excessive rain event, indicating a potential for the Red River to flood. The plant manager initiated emergency action planning, removing mobile equipment from flood areas and the shutdown of electrical power to the plant. All personnel were also made aware of the situation. On May 1, 2025 the Red River flooded, preventing access to the Waurika Plant.

2009 · 1 incident

December 13, 2009 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E & A Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee reported that he was clearing a jam on top of sand plant when his foot slipped and he fell. He reported that he hit his head, right shoulder and right jaw. He reported throbbing in his head. Blurred vision and speech was slightly sulrred.

1988 · 1 incident

September 13, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E & A Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED GOING DOWN WALKWAY TO GREASE WATER PUMP. RAILS WERE PROVIDED BU T HE WAS NOT USING THEM. STRAINED AND BRUISED RIBS AND DIAPHRAGM.

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