Mining Incidents

Lawrenceville Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Winston-Salem, Brunswick County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4400150

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,220
proposed penalties
$7,200
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
2014 Q2 1,763 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 613 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,215 4 1 3292.2
2013 Q1 2,479 1 1 403.4
2012 Q4 12 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 701 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,356 1 0 298.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

July 12, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

person was holding a tool while another person used a hammer to tap loose a shim. handle of hammer hit another object and cause the hammer head to miss the tool striking person's pinky finger. finger sustained fracture and required 6 stitches.

July 6, 2011 VA · 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

While moving the vulcanizer out from under the conveyor belt, a retaining bolt moved and caught the tip of the belt tech's finger, injuring the finger which required medical attention.

March 23, 2011 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Person Injured themselves when conduction maintenance work on a haul truck brake system. Person was lifting a brake disc and injured their back muscles. The injured person went to the ER when back pain was not controlled by over the counter pain medication. ER documented injury as strained back muscles and instructed person to take 4 days off work to recover.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 22, 2009 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's were involved in adjusting a motor base to replace the motor drive belts, when the motor mount bolts broke and struck employee in the lower right leg.

June 19, 2009 VA · 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 scaffolds, walkways, platforms

While standing with one foot on a catwalk and the other on a hyrdaulic hose bracket the employees foot slipped. He slipped about 18-inches down and hit his ribs onto the hydraulic lines. Left side ribs (6th & 7th) suffered a non-displaced fracture.

2007 · 1 incident

June 12, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE strained his back while replacing a set of troughing idlers on Conveyor #1 after reaching to pickup a set of falling idlers.

2006 · 3 incidents

July 27, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE left index finger was lacerated while trying to remove a plow bolt on the cutting edge of the WA-900 loader with a impact wrench. The spinning bolt cut into his finger. Durabond was applied.

June 14, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE sprained his left knee after stepping off a locomotive. He went to the doctor on June 23.

March 13, 2006 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's tooth was broken after the Derrick hoist control box struck him in the mouth while he was pulling on it.

2005 · 1 incident

May 26, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE punctured his right foot after it slipped off the safety plate he was pushing into the feeder chute.

2004 · 1 incident

February 10, 2004 VA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

Injured was changing screen cloth on the bottom deck of Screen #1. As he was removing the screen cloth, his right shoulder began hurting. On his second visit to the Doctor (2-13-04) he was placed on 14 days light duty.

2003 · 1 incident

March 21, 2003 VA · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. INITIALLY, THE INJURY REQUIRED FIRST AID TREATMENT ONLY. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS ELBOW. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST WHO RECOMMENDED SURGERY WHICH OCCURRED 12/19/03. EMPLOYEE RETURNED 1/5/04 AND RECEIVED FINAL RELEASE FROM DOCTOR 2/12/04.

2002 · 1 incident

November 25, 2002 VA · 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

EE WAS REPLACING THE METAL SKIRT BOARD ON CONVEYOR #1. THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS WORKING WITH TILTED TO ONE SIDE AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST THE IMPACT SLIDE BENEATH THE CONVEYOR BELT. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 8, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

TRUCK DRIVER WAS SECURING A HOSE ON THE BACK OF A BULK TRUCK. THE HOSE FELL AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO CATCH IT. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROND THE DRIVER BROKE BOTH ANKLES.

June 11, 2001 VA · 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

EMPLOYEE DID NOT MAINTAIN 3-POINT CONTACT WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 7 FEET AND SUFFERED FRACTURED RIGHT ARM.