Mining Incidents

Spicewood Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Spicewood, Burnet County, TX  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4104144

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,905
proposed penalties
$6,505
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 9,690 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,544 1 0 180.4
2025 Q1 8,554 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,323 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,031 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,277 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,372 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,526 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

6 on file

2020 · 1 incident

December 22, 2020 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE struck an HSI Crusher Blow bar with a sledgehammer and felt a scratch on the left forearm on 12-22-20. On 1-07-21 EE reported that there was metal embedded in the left forearm. EE was treated by a doctor on 01-08-21 for removal of foreign material.

2018 · 1 incident

June 20, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A fire started in the engine compartment of the Cat 330 cl excavator that was extinguished by the fire department. The unit was damaged beyond repair.

2015 · 1 incident

February 16, 2015 TX · 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 machine

After removing a rock from conveyor #1 employee was descending from the guard when a side D-ring on his fall protection harness got caught on the guard. As he was trying to free the D-ring he lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring his right elbow. Employee sought medical attention and is currently on modified duty.

2008 · 1 incident

February 28, 2008 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee error. Employee slipped off bumper stepping from 330L excavator track to bumper on fuel truck. This led to the sprain of the left knee, which later turned out to be damage to the meniscus of that same knee. This was not originally an MSHA reportable case, but became one later on when he needed surgery in mid April.

2005 · 1 incident

June 20, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was positioning a piece of catwalk material (portable work platform) into place around a tail pulley assembly. The piece slipped, and when he tried to catch it his finger got pinched between the piece and a stationary I-beam.

2003 · 1 incident