Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee lacerated forearm while trimming blasting tube.
Dahlonega Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Vulcan Materials Company
Dahlonega,
Lumpkin County,
GA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901105
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2021
- Latest incident
- Apr 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
79
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,780
proposed penalties
$9,224
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 | 11,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,485 | 1 | 0 | 182.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,481 | 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 file2021 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
February 14, 2018
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine
While descending the ladder of the 980H, the employee fell to the ground causing a mild concussion with a potential loss of consciousness.
2017 · 1 incident
August 26, 2017
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
An employee who owns a landscaping company (Double R Lawn Service) fractured vertebra when the riding mower the employee was operating rolled over on top of the employee while mowing a sloped area near the quarry entrance.
2015 · 1 incident
May 15, 2015
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 falling object
The employee was re-positioning the jack and the transmission rolled off landing on the employee's arm. The shifter linkage hit the left forearm.
2013 · 1 incident
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was unloading a piece of 4" angle when the piece rolled and pinched employees fingers.
2006 · 1 incident
February 13, 2006
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was descending from Euclid Haul Truck, left foot entangled in last step causing him to twist back.
2004 · 1 incident
October 13, 2004
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Branch Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHEN ONE FELL AS HE REMOVED ONE ROCK FROM THE PILE. AS A RESULT, HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS BROKEN IN 4 PLACES AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.