Injured employee was removing bolts to jaw crusher dies. While removing one of the bolts it dropped against the cross beam and mashed the tip of employee's index finger between the nut head and the washer.
Kingsport Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Vulcan Materials Company
Kingsport,
Sullivan County,
TN
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000116
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2005–2016
- Latest incident
- Mar 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,670
proposed penalties
$7,670
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 | 10,347 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 9,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 9,023 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,737 | 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
5 on file2016 · 1 incident
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object
2009 · 2 incidents
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
According to the Kingsport police department, 2 year old died when he fell from a 284' highwall.
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injury reported on 7/20/09, and became reportable on 10/14/09. Employee was breaking rock, and broke through rock. Machine tilted forward and back straining employee's neck.
2007 · 1 incident
April 25, 2007
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 · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee alleges that he strained his right knee while climbing on the conveyor belt to replace clamps on the conveyor belt lacing.
2005 · 1 incident
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL OVER ON CONCRETE WHEN IT SHIFTED AND SLID BACK ON THE CONCRETE CAUSING HIS SHOULDER TO BE PULLED.