Mining Incidents

Rabun Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Rabun Gap, Rabun County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900054

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
65
citations
7
significant & substantial
$25,316
proposed penalties
$16,619
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 10,016 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,359 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,687 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,179 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,662 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,918 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,273 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,377 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

7 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2021 GA · 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 lacerated finger while performing maintenance on a hose.

2014 · 1 incident

July 8, 2014 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was in the process of removing a belt clamp when a piece of metal struck his arm.

2011 · 1 incident

September 30, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had a periodic screening chest x-ray read by two B-readers using the ILO procedures. The x-ray characterized as consistent with pneumoconiosis with readings of 2/1 and 1/1. Damage or impairment cannot be determined solely by reading chest x-ray films. This report is being submitted to satisfy MSHA program policy letter P92-III-2.

2009 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

February 11, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER; SLAG FELL ONTO LEFT BOOT AND WENT IN BETWEEN TONGUE OF BOOT AND DOWN INTO BOOT.

2001 · 1 incident

July 18, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPENING A GATE EE LIFTED THE 1 1/2" TUBING TO SLIDE UP OR DOWN INSIDE ALLOWING IT TO REST ON TOP OF THE 2" TUBING. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE GATE OPEN THE 1 1/2" TUBING FELL CATCHING HIS RIG HT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE 2" TUBING AND THE FLAT BAR.