Mining Incidents

Columbia Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Columbia, Maury County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000020

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
162
citations
37
significant & substantial
$20,101
proposed penalties
$18,701
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 9,991 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,136 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,409 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,861 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,981 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,324 1 0 300.8
2024 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,890 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

2023 · 1 incident

October 19, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of cleaning out head boxes when a softball size clump of material fell approx. 3-4 feet and hit the employee on the hard hat.

2022 · 1 incident

December 6, 2022 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

After EE repaired a loose guard on a dozer, as EE was preparing to enter the cab while still on the tracks, EE slipped and fell injuring their left shoulder.

2020 · 1 incident

June 18, 2020 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on a screen tower when dust was blown into left eye during strong winds. Employee was diagnosed with a scratch on eye and an ulcer due to the inflammation.

2018 · 1 incident

March 21, 2018 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removed plastic trim to try and fix an intermittently working windshield wiper on a dozer. In removing the plastic, a section broke off. Employee was going to set the piece outside of the dozer, and while exiting the machinery EE hit the dashboard with the trim and the sharp edge penetrated through EE's shirt and stuck EE in EE's right arm just below EE's bicep.

2015 · 1 incident

August 31, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing a rear tire on a water truck. The area was wet. When the employee used a lifting bar to move the tire the bar slipped on the wet ground causing the tire to fall on the employee's foot.

2013 · 1 incident

October 11, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating D8N dozer on stripping dump area, pushing stripping material. While leveling dump area he encountered a slab of rock est. to be 6'x8'x15". His plan was to remove it from topside of dump. He positioned dozer at or about 45 deg angle to the top of dump site. Dozer traveled over berm & traveled a distance down the slope then slid to left side, came to rest at bottom

2007 · 2 incidents

March 9, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured employee was getting ready to get Fusion machine set in ditch. When lowering the tongue of machine it shifted over and caught the injured employee's hand.

2002 · 1 incident

January 31, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Rock Products Corp. · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A GENERATOR. HE WAS ON TOP STEPPING BACK ONTO A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER MOVED AND HE FELL.