Mining Incidents

Hermitage Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Hermitage, Davidson County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000103

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2007–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
2
significant & substantial
$15,898
proposed penalties
$15,898
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 13,040 1 0 76.7
2025 Q3 10,643 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,134 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,425 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,529 1 0 132.8
2024 Q3 4,998 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 15,372 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,869 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

10 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 25, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

4,000psi burst pressure Supply hose to the Brake Valve. Heat shield was still on the turbo however where this hose came out it wasn't blocking any fluid as it sprayed towards the rear of the turbo. All other hoses intact around the area.

January 29, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's right hand was caught in between a come-along chain and a conveyor frame when removing a bend pulley. Cutting the right index finger.

2024 · 1 incident

2023 · 1 incident

July 27, 2023 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 claims a foreign material became embedded in their left eye while working.

2021 · 1 incident

2011 · 1 incident

September 16, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Injured employee was using a sledge hammer to tighten belts on a primary crusher when the employee felt a pinch in his right shoulder. Resulting in a strain to the right shoulder.

2010 · 1 incident

February 17, 2010 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)

Injured employee was holding brace arm while other employees was putting pin through the arm and stick. Other employee started the pin, and injured employee throught the pin had started and eased off the brace. Injured employee was not expecting the extra weight of the pin added to the brace. Causing lacerations to the right index finger resulting in stitches.

2008 · 1 incident

October 9, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was doing daily maintenance work and caught his finger between the punch plate and handrail. Resulting in stitches.

2007 · 2 incidents

May 24, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Inj EE was removing tail pulley on the 7's belt. When EE started pulling on the bearing the pulley shifted & dropped & smashed his pinky finger between the pulley bearing.

January 9, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Injured employee recived flash burn to right eye. Doing welding activites