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Ohatchee Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

Alexandria, Calhoun County, AL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0100012

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000–2002
Latest incident: May 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$2,551

proposed penalties

$2,551

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	3,351	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	595	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	3,631	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	2,713	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	553	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,430	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,838	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	2,674	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

May 30, 2002 AL · 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 to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING LOADER & CLIMBED UP ON BACK BUMPER TO WASH ENGINE WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE; WHEN HE FINISHED WASHING, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED HOSE OFF, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. INJURED EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

April 1, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD PUT TUBING IN BLAST HOLE AND WAS CUTTING EXCESS TUBING OFF WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED ANDSTUCK IN LEG.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING BEHIND TIRES AND OVER A HOSE TO GET A TIRE WHEN CHANGING A FLAT.

February 15, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF CONVEYOR BELT AND PLACING IT IN A SAMPLE BAG TAKING A BELT CUT TO DETERMINE QUALITY AND TONNAGE RATE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-28-01.

2000 · 1 incident

October 14, 2000 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN PLATE IN CHUTE. WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO PRY IT LOOSE, THE PLATE POPPED LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.