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Waurika Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

Temple, Cotton County, OK · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3400362

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2009–2025
Latest incident: May 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

167

citations

significant & substantial

$92,341

proposed penalties

$61,669

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	4,419	4	0	905.2
2025 Q2	563	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,825	3	0	621.8
2024 Q3	5,368	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	5,447	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,496	0	0	0.0
2023 Q4	4,840	1	1	206.6
2023 Q3	1,323	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

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 1, 2025 OK · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Weather forecasts predicted an excessive rain event, indicating a potential for the Red River to flood. The plant manager initiated emergency action planning, removing mobile equipment from flood areas and the shutdown of electrical power to the plant. All personnel were also made aware of the situation. On May 1, 2025 the Red River flooded, preventing access to the Waurika Plant.

2009 · 1 incident

December 13, 2009 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

E & A Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee reported that he was clearing a jam on top of sand plant when his foot slipped and he fell. He reported that he hit his head, right shoulder and right jaw. He reported throbbing in his head. Blurred vision and speech was slightly sulrred.