Mining Incidents

Readyville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Readyville, Cannon County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000133

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2020
Latest incident
Aug 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
4
significant & substantial
$8,945
proposed penalties
$5,898
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 1,971 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 79 1 0 12658.2
2025 Q2 77 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,208 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,079 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 76 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 752 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

2020 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2020 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 pulling or pushing objects

Employee was changing an air line out on a water truck when EE heard a pop and felt a tear in the left forearm.

July 17, 2020 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was using water hose to wash tail pulley and during this task it splashed back at them and got in an eye causing a scratch. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

2019 · 1 incident

July 24, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exhibiting symptoms of a heart attack. It was later determined by a medical professional the symptoms were non-work stress related.

2015 · 1 incident

August 20, 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

Injured ee was changing 4 hydraulic hoses on a loader. While removing the plate below the air filter cleaner, the plate became dislodged. With a pry bar the employee worked to get the plate loose when it finally dislodged the access door dropped onto the employee's hand. He pulled his hand back out of reaction causing a laceration to his left thumb which resulted in stitches

2010 · 1 incident

March 8, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was trying to reposition the suction hose on water pump. While the injured employee was pushing other employee was pulling. The hose went through the upright and the hose sprang back and caught his finger between the foot valve and the upright of boom truck. Resulting in a fracture right index finger.

2006 · 1 incident

October 3, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

The employee was driving a truck to measure a conveyor belt. He looked up at the belt and struck a concrete block. The injury resulted in a laceration to the forehead requiring stitches.

2005 · 1 incident

December 16, 2005 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

The ee was operating a haul truck and stated the seat bottomed out an djarred his back. Incident was not reported until 1/9/06 and medical attention was rendered on 1/10/06.

2004 · 1 incident

August 16, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had periodic screening chest x-ray read by two readers. X-ray was characterized as pneumoconiosis with scores of 1/1 and 1/0. Damage or impairment cannot be determined by x-rays.

2001 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS RUNNING A DOZER AND WHEN HE EXITED THE CAB AND STEPPED ONTO TRACK, HE STATED HIS LEG POPPED.

April 23, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAR CLOG FROM CHUTE IN SURGE TUNNEL. WHEN CLOG WAS FREED, HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON 7 FREED MATERIAL. THIS RESULTED IN STITCHES TO M IDDLE & INDEX FINGERS.