Mining Incidents

VULCAN FAB SHOP Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Greenville, SC, Greenville County, SC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3800649

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,952
proposed penalties
$1,952
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
2017 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,767 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 895 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 715 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,107 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,567 1 0 389.6
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

2006 · 1 incident

October 20, 2006 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a conveyor bent section off the work table; one end was resting on the floor. The employee lifted the other end off the table and was lowering it to the floor when he felt a burning sensation in his lower back. The bent is 12" x 4' and weighs approximately 150 lbs.

2002 · 1 incident

October 4, 2002 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A 45 DEGREE CUT ON AN I-BEAM. HE WAS PUSHING THE CUT I-BEAM FROM ONE TRANSFER ROLLER CONVEYOR TO ANOTHER. THE END OF THE I-BEAM STRUCK THE FIRST ROLLER ON THE SECOND CONVEYOR AND STOPPED. HIS HAND WAS CUT ON THE END OF THE I-BEAM.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 23, 2001 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING A SCREEN CHUTE INSIDE A SUPPORT FRAME. A COME-A-LONG WAS ATTACHED TO THE CHUTE AND TO A LIFTING EYE THAT WAS TACK WELDEDONTO THE FRAME. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE 2 PIECES TOGETHER, THE WELD BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEEWAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH.

June 4, 2001 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PUSHING A HYDRAULIC TABLE. WHEN EE STOOD BACK UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THROUGH THE BANDSAW WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

September 21, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CUTTING THE END OF AN I-BEAM THAT WAS RESTING ON TWO SAW HORSES. WHE THE END WAS CUT OFF, THE BEAM BECAME UNBLANCED. AS THE BEAM STARTED TO FALL, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND REACHED OU T WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

February 1, 2000 SC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCRAP ANGLE IRON FROM THE FLOOR, TURNED AND TOSSED IT INTO A SCRAP METAL BIN. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TO MSHA UNTIL 6/8/00.