Mining Incidents

Sevierville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Sevierville, Sevier County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000115

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2006–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
14
significant & substantial
$119,617
proposed penalties
$97,567
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 19,154 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,454 1 1 118.3
2025 Q2 10,567 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,105 2 2 197.9
2024 Q4 9,164 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,463 1 0 134.0
2024 Q2 17,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,597 1 1 104.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 4, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker Fatality · MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting repair/replace toggle plate and toggle plate bearings on the jaw crusher when they suffered a pinning type injury.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2026 · 1 incident

January 5, 2026 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in a haul truck when a rock fell and jarred the truck. Employee complained of back pain and utilized the RICE treatment until the January 24th. Up until the 24th, the employee stated multiple times they were feeling better each day. Employee went to ER with back pain and was released with prescriptions.

2025 · 1 incident

March 11, 2025 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was assisting loading VSI hammers from a pallet to a loader bucket. Employee moved 1 hammer (118 lbs.) and complained of back and leg pain.

2024 · 1 incident

September 16, 2024 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee slipped descending a dozer and fell on the tilt cylinder, breaking two ribs. EE had surgery on 4/11/2025 due to ribs not healing properly. Was released to full duty on 8/5/2025.

2023 · 1 incident

October 12, 2023 TN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had arrived at work and pulled into the scale house parking lot and was exiting EE's vehicle to throw away personal trash from home when EE fell exiting EE's vehicle.

2018 · 1 incident

May 29, 2018 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

Employee was dismounting dozer, lost footing and grip on the hand hold and fell to the ground landing on left side.

2013 · 1 incident

October 15, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Service technician was using our weight cart to move weights to calibrate their truck scale. The cart flipped and the service technician hit his head on the weights that were in the cart causing a gash on his forehead requiring nine stitches.

2009 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was assisting with the replacement of a 42' conveyor belt. The conveyor belt slipped, striking employee in the ribs. The results in this action of the conveyor belt caused the employee to be knocked over the handrails of the cat walk he was standing on.

February 3, 2009 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

Working in the cab of a D9R, when employee opened the door, the wind blew dirt into his eye.

2008 · 1 incident

July 18, 2008 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)

A piece of metal from the chipping hammer or a bolt struck the injury employee in the left wrist.

2007 · 3 incidents

December 27, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured employee was using a chain wrench to correct brushing alignment. His right foot got caught between the wrench and drill tower which resulted in a contusion and laceration.

November 1, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was stepping backwards while directing the loader to pick up a pallet, and felt his right knee pop. Employee was not carrying anything, did not trip on anything or was not on uneven ground. Received medical care on 12/06/07 and put on restriction starting 12/06/07.

April 2, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

The injured employee was troubleshooting the drill. As he accessed the area, his left ring finger came in contact with the pop off valve of air compressor resulting in cut.

2006 · 1 incident

October 21, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was using a bar to dislodge material that was packed in a chute. He was pulling back on the bar and mashed his left thumb between the bar and the handrail on the catwalk. The injury resulted in 6 stitches.