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Black Rock Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Black Rock, Lawrence County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0300062

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
81
citations
13
significant & substantial
$16,117
proposed penalties
$15,250
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 8,426 1 0 118.7
2025 Q3 4,536 1 0 220.5
2025 Q2 4,129 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,478 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,958 1 0 143.7
2024 Q3 4,825 1 0 207.3
2023 Q4 7,750 1 0 129.0
2023 Q3 4,300 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

August 15, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut his right arm when he jerked a pneumatic grease pump (app. 30 lbs.) out of an empty grease barrel. The pump apparently hung on something in the barrel. When the pump came loose, it hit the employee in the right arm, causing a laceration that required 4 stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

August 3, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was shoveling under tail wheel located beneath primary dump hopper when a rock weighing app. 10-15 pounds fell from the side of the dump hopper and hit him in the head. No trucks were dumping at the time of the incident. The rock penetrated through his hard hat and caused a laceration which required 4 stitches.

2004 · 1 incident

June 1, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking to tail pulley; stepped on a loose rock and twisted/sprain left ankle. Initial date of injury was 6/1/04 and was seen by company physician on that date. On 6/8/04 physician decided to place employee in an ankle splint.

2002 · 1 incident

December 9, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT. AS HE LINED UP BIT WITH BASKET, BIT WAS LOWERED AND PINCHED TIP END OF FINGER OFF.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 28, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MANUALLY MOVING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD. HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-4-00 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

April 20, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER TO LOAD ONTO TRUCK.