Mining Incidents

BLAIR QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Blair, Fairfield County, SC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3800010

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2018
Latest incident
Sep 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
21
significant & substantial
$15,225
proposed penalties
$14,197
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 4,186 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,164 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,811 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,304 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,897 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,242 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,029 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,739 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

8 on file

2018 · 1 incident

September 25, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was adjusting the crusher when the toggle block didn't seat, ee turned the fly wheel with the v-belt and fingers got caught in between the v-belt and sheave causing a fracture to the right hand.

2014 · 1 incident

September 12, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee heard a pop and felt a pain in his right shoulder while tightening bolts on a loader.

2008 · 2 incidents

March 20, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was digging a ramp shot out using a front end loader. He reported the digging to be rough and it caused him to bounce around inside the cab. He said he felt soreness in his neck and shoulder all week and on Monday he thought he needed to see a doctor.

2007 · 1 incident

July 2, 2007 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Replacing a screen on the screen deck, the screen fell and hit ee on the arm creating a puncture wound to the right arm.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 9, 2006 SC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee pinched top of left index finger and joint between door handle and heater console on loader.

2003 · 1 incident

March 31, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH IN BOTTOM DECK OF WASH SCREEN. AFTER CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, EE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK PULLING HIMSELF OUT OF SCREEN. AS EE PULLED HIS UPPER BODY OUT OF SCREEN, HE FELT PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER.