Mining Incidents

CHEROKEE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Hightower, Cherokee County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901112

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2020
Latest incident
Aug 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
9
significant & substantial
$11,759
proposed penalties
$8,203
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 12,004 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,125 1 0 470.6
2025 Q2 11,824 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,026 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,281 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,945 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,346 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,196 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

2020 · 1 incident

August 26, 2020 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee twisted EE's ankle on a rock and struck EE's knee. After a follow up the employee was diagnosed with a torn meniscus and had surgery on 12/7/2020

2011 · 1 incident

September 30, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had a periodic screening chest x-ray read by two B-readers using the ILO procedures. The x-ray was 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.

2008 · 1 incident

January 30, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's left thumb was caught between slide gate and slide plate.

2007 · 1 incident

June 6, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was unclogging a chute at head pulley of conveyor #1. The prybar which employee was using slipped & pinched finger against chute lip.

2006 · 1 incident

March 28, 2006 GA · 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 from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING (FUELING) THE WA-700 LOADER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND (BROKEN HEEL - RIGHT FOOT).

2005 · 1 incident

August 8, 2005 GA · 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 from machine

STEPPED OFF BACKHOE AND LEFT FOOT SUNK IN THE MUD. THE MOMENTUM MOVED THE EMPLOYEE FORWARD TWISTING HIS KNEE AS HE FELL.

2004 · 1 incident

March 9, 2004 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

Poor communications, dislodged rock from back stop at primary crusher, fell to ground below striking EE.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

May 29, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING A SADDLE FOR JAW CRUSHER TOGGLE WHEN HE GOT OFF BALANCE HURTING HIS LOW BACK.