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Tehuacana Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company

Tehuacana, Limestone County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4103812

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000–2009
Latest incident: Oct 2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$9,558

proposed penalties

$9,125

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
2015 Q4	1,662	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,221	0	0.0
2015 Q2	4,733	0	0.0
2015 Q1	5,504	2	363.4
2014 Q4	6,225	0	0.0
2014 Q3	2,578	0	0.0
2014 Q2	3,217	0	0.0
2014 Q1	2,275	3	1318.7

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 file

2009 · 1 incident

October 13, 2009 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repairs to the boulder breaker were being done by the employee. The breaker had been removed to weld cracks on the boom eye. When the injury occurred, they were in the process of putting it back into place. The employee was using a bar to align the pin and bushing, when the cylinder slipped and crushed his right middle finger while it was in the pinch point.

2008 · 1 incident

August 1, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A 314 EP Butt Fusion System was being used to fuse pipe together. The injured employee was pushing up against the system to align the pipes together. When he pushed hard enough on the machine, part of it moved and pinched his finger between two parts of the machine.

2004 · 1 incident

September 1, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal safety representative SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was talking to a truck driver. He turned to walk away and stepped in a hole which resulted in a sprained ankle.

2001 · 1 incident

March 6, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS ON SCAFFOLD HELPING CHANGE BEARING WHEN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED. EE FELL ~5'. A DE-ENERGIZED WIRE CAUGHT HIM UNDER HIS LEFT ARMPIT, BREAKING HIS FALL.

2000 · 1 incident

March 6, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS ON SCAFFOLD HELPING CHANGE BEARING WHEN SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED. EE FELL APPROX 5 FT . A DENERGIZED WIRE CAUGHT HIM UNDER HIS LEFT ARMPIT BREAKING HIS FALL.