Mining Incidents

Chattanooga Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000107

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
109
citations
21
significant & substantial
$23,730
proposed penalties
$23,730
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 19,657 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 20,431 2 0 97.9
2025 Q2 19,683 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,736 8 0 2141.3
2024 Q3 17,733 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 16,627 2 0 120.3
2023 Q4 14,026 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,935 12 5 2431.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

August 26, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Contact with heat

Employee was cutting and welding in a loader bucket and the employee got too hot and suffered a heat related illness.

2015 · 1 incident

February 25, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Injured employee climbed into the back of his service truck to get a ladder. Getting out of the back up of the truck he misplaced his footing, causing him to lose his grip causing him to fall and land on his hip.

2011 · 1 incident

July 18, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured employee was cleaning up spilled material on the concrete slope and pit of the conveyor area. The employee was injured when the shovel he was using accidentally struck him in the chin while he was performing his task. The occurrence caused a laceration to his chin resulting in nine stitches.

2010 · 1 incident

April 5, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A contract electrical Co. was performing work in the finishing plt. MCC building that required them to pull new wire into the building.As part of this task one of the contract electricains had to access the bottom of the building through a floor access panel.As the injured employee entered the finishing plant MCC building,he stepped into the floor access panel area that the elect

2008 · 1 incident

March 20, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured EE was closing door on grader and had right hand in door jam on hinged side. EE pulled the door closed with left hand and mashed his right index finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 13, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

TRE injured employee was holding a chain for the mechanic using a punch and hammer to drive out pins in chain link. A piece of metal broke off the chain pin and went into employee left forearm.

February 18, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At the time of the injury, the employee was removing a pump discharge hose from the tooth on an excavator bucket when the boom of the excavator accidentally moved striking the employee's right foot. The injury resulted in a fracture to his foot.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A TORCH HOSE THAT HAD BECOME TANGLED WITH WELDING LEADS AND GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED WRIST.

July 16, 2005 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT THE CONTAINMENT AREA AND THE PUMP CAME LOOSE FROM THE STAND. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE PUMP & HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP AND CONCRETE FLOOR. IT RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

2004 · 1 incident

March 18, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ASSISTING LOADING SHOT AT VULCAN CHATTANOOGA, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. IT WAS INITIALLY ASSUMED TO BE INDIGESTION AND APPROPRIATE MEDICATION TAKEN. THE PAIN WORSENED DURING THE NIGHT AND HE WENT TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 12, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE #6 CONVEYOR FEEDER BELT FOR THE #3 CRUSHER. CLAMPS WERE ON THE BELT & HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, & THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

January 22, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE HAD COLLECTED A SAMPLE FROM THE HEAD PULLEY AND WAS DESCENDING THE CATWALK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE CATWALK RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

2001 · 3 incidents

July 18, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOY WAS FINISHING WASHING SCALES, SINCE WATER VALVE IS HARD TO TURN OFF, HE TRIED TO TURN OFF WITH FOOT. LOST BALANCE, FELL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH FALL, FRACTURED LEFT ARM.

May 16, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE #1 BELT LINE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL CAUSING THE INJURY.

January 16, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BEHIND SHOP DOING CLEAN UP WORK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL. TRYING TO BREAK FALL, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.

2000 · 2 incidents

January 5, 2000 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

THE EE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO PUT IDLER SPRING ON DOZER AND SPRING SLIPPED FROM TENSION AND RELEASED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND UPPER LIP.