Mining Incidents

Dickson Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Dickson, Dickson County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4000173

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,207
proposed penalties
$5,207
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 15,616 4 0 256.1
2025 Q3 7,053 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,890 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,507 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,536 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,364 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 8,550 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,166 6 0 2770.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2022 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 was exiting skid steer facing forward when EE slipped and fell landing on the bucket

June 14, 2022 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 ladders

Employee was working on a ladder approx. 3 ft. off the ground when EE fell and broke a bone in EE's lower right leg near EE's ankle.

2021 · 1 incident

2019 · 2 incidents

2014 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2014 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The alleged injured employee stated that he was lifting on a screen bearing in order to remove from the crane choker. He stated that he felt a pain in his lower back. It was later determined through interviews and investigation that the injury was not a work related injury.

July 18, 2014 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a knife to cut a limb on a tree. As the employee was cutting the limb the knife slipped causing a laceration that required stitches.

2013 · 1 incident

April 2, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee had installed a bearing puller, and was using a porta-power to reverse the bearing from the shaft. When one of the all thread stock stripped allowing the T-Bar and the all thread rods to come apart under pressure causing a laceration and fracture to thumb

2011 · 1 incident

September 3, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Local police were in pursuit of an automobile on Hummingbird Lane, in front of mine property. The driver swerved to avoid police spike strips, lost control and ran through fence near Vulcan's front gate, hitting a tree resulting in a fatal car crash 20 feet onto mine property.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TWO EMPLOYEES' WERE ATTEMPTING TO RIG FOR REMOVAL OF THE CRUSHER COVER. THE SINGLE PART LINE WAS TWO-BLOCKED ALLOWING THE HOOK & HEADACHE BALL TO DROP, STRIKING THE EE THAT WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SET RIGGING.

March 9, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE SCREEN HOUSE CLEANING OUT AND ADJUSTING THE WATER NOZZLES IN FRONT OF THE SCREEN. HE TURNED TO EXIT THE AREA AND HIT HIS LEG ON A BEAM, RESULTING IN STITCHES TO HIS RIG HT LEG.