Mining Incidents

GLENCOE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Glencoe, Etowah County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100047

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
22
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,735
proposed penalties
$2,735
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 8,624 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,613 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,040 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,242 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,244 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,777 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,313 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,269 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

6 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 15, 2007 AL · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee had replaced hydraulic lines on Cat dozier. As he was dismounting the dozier he lost his balance. He attempted to break his fall by throwing out his hand, causing him to twist his wrist backward.

2006 · 1 incident

August 1, 2006 AL · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing bolts in wear plates of Hazamag crusher. As a bolt was freed from the plate, it dropped out of worn plate spinning. It then caught employees fingers with the worn sharp edge of the head of the bolt.

2005 · 1 incident

September 26, 2005 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Stitches were required to close a laceration to the upper right leg caused by a metal fragment from the track pin.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

July 26, 2001 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 onto or against objects

EMMPLOYEE AND 2 CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING SHEM TO BE ADDED BACK IN PLACE. WHILE IN MOTION EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, KEEPING ONE HOLDING SHEM AND THE OTHER HAND AND FOREARM TO BREAK FALL. EMPLOYE E'S FOREARM MAKE CONTACT WITH METAL GUARDING. EMPLOYEE'S ARM BROKE THE FALL, BUT SLID DOWN GUARDING RESULTING IN FOREARM LACERATION. (7 STICHES).

March 10, 2001 AL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS THROWING SWITCH IN 100 AMP MAIN FUSE BOX AFTER HE HAD COMPLETED THE WIRING UP OF DUST SUPPRESSION PUMP & MAGNET THAT WAS INSTALLED ABOVE CONVEYOR.