Mining Incidents

Eastland Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Eastland, Eastland County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4101923

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2020
Latest incident
Sep 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
5
significant & substantial
$9,257
proposed penalties
$8,651
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 17,358 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,044 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18,219 2 0 109.8
2025 Q1 8,713 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,758 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,419 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,689 3 0 527.3
2024 Q1 4,760 2 0 420.2
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

2020 · 1 incident

September 25, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trying to remove an impact bed when it got hung up on the conveyor frame. While using a rock bar to gain leverage and free the impact bed, the rock bar slipped and struck the employee on the right shoulder causing a contusion.

2018 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

August 10, 2016 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was washing out underneath truck scale when experienced a rash on lower arms. It was not determined to be work related until 9-2-16.

2006 · 1 incident

November 9, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a bucket pin on a loader when the arm that the pin goes into slipped, catching employee's left middle finger tip. The finger tip was amputated.

2002 · 1 incident

June 29, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE HAD BEEN WASHING OUT FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER & STEPPED ACROSS MUD HOLE TO SHUT THE WATER OFF & WAS LOOKING DOWN TO AVOID STEPPING IN A MUD HOLE & STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON THE I-BEAM SUPPORT TO WER.

2001 · 1 incident

September 25, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL-BOX WITH A VOLT/AMP METER PROBE. THE PROBEMAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT WIRE AND GROUND WIRE AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING SPARKS AND FLASHES.