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Morristown Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

Morristown, Hamblen County, TN · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4000853

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 6
Years on record: 2001–2022
Latest incident: Oct 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$8,076

proposed penalties

$7,617

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	9,123	0	0.0
2025 Q3	9,512	1	105.1
2025 Q2	770	0	0.0
2025 Q1	8,450	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,504	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,616	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,295	0	0.0
2024 Q1	5,061	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

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

October 10, 2022 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

A non-fatal accident occurred on October 10, 2022, at approximately 08:55. A customer truck was leaving the property when customer drifted off the paved road causing the dump truck to roll onto its passenger side. It took EMS greater than 30 minutes to remove the driver from the truck.

2019 · 1 incident

June 5, 2019 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee twisted knee while greasing a short pump drive line between the engine and gearbox on the back of deck engine.

2015 · 1 incident

December 21, 2015 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Driver was unloading pails of lubricant product for delivery. The pails were on a pallet. He stepped on to the pallet to pick up 2 pails and his left foot caught on the shrink wrap. As he was falling he tried to catch himself with his right leg. He pulled the hamstring in his right leg as he fell. Weather conditions were dry.

2013 · 1 incident

February 8, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal dispatcher OTHER

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee of Brabston Trucking & Excavating suffered a heart attack while replacing supplies on his truck. The loader operator noticed employee on the ground behind his truck. Mining employees used the AED on-site and performed CPR, to attempt to stabilize him until EMT's arrived. He was transported to hospital, and was pronounced dead.

2007 · 1 incident

July 6, 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 · Struck by falling object

Injured employee was helping change blow bar, when employee dropped the bar and smashed his finger.

2001 · 1 incident

September 5, 2001 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A SHOT. HE BENT OVERTO PICK UP A RUBBER COVER FROM A DRILL HOLE AND STATED HIS BACK POPPED.