Mining Incidents

Trinity Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Trinity, Morgan County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100039

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
7
significant & substantial
$7,231
proposed penalties
$6,683
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 7,382 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 306 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,694 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 596 1 0 1677.9
2024 Q4 3,899 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,266 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,659 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,076 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

9 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 22, 2023 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was loading a broken heel plate from a loader into the back of a service truck. EE cut left pinky finger on the plate as EE tossed it into the bed of the truck. EE received 8 sutures and was released to full duty.

2019 · 1 incident

August 24, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt something in eye when EE and others were in the process of installing a vibrator on a sand bin. A foreign object was removed from EE's eye at the emergency room and EE was returned to full duty.

2018 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal trespasser OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 6/28/18 the police requested our permission to search the property at our Trinity Quarry to look for a person that had recently gone missing from a nearby home. Around 11:30 a.m. the police found the deceased body of the missing person in a heavily wooded buffer on VMC property (inactive mining area). The police stated the person had left home on foot and overdosed on drugs.

January 4, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Cold weather contributed to frozen material in a hopper resulting in the under hopper conveyor to be inoperable. The employee climbed on the machine to investigate and slipped and fell to the ground resulting in shoulder contusion

2017 · 1 incident

July 29, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening driveline bolts with a hand ratchet and it slipped hitting EE in the upper lip causing a laceration to the lip.

2012 · 1 incident

March 31, 2012 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was performing maintenance on the liner in the surge tunnel feeder. While using a pry bar to loosen the liner he felt a sting in his back. He did not request medical attention until April 9, 2012. He was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and placed on restricted duty.

2006 · 1 incident

November 3, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was tightening screw w/ratchet, felt slight strain in lower stomach, but didn't feel it necessary to see Dr. In March '07 he requested to see a Dr, who thought it was a recurrence of pre-existing hernia. He referred EE to surgeon, who placed EE on app. 6 wks restricted duty. Once surgeon's medical notes were rec'd (4/5/07) & reviewed it was determined this was a new hernia.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS WATERING ROADS IN THE PIT. HE STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP. HEBEGAN COUGHING AND BLACKED OUT. THE TRUCK STRUCKA BOULDER.

February 7, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TRAPPED GREASE RAG FROM TRUCK SEAT FRAME. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB.