The accident occurred when employee was attempting to get a hammer disassemble in a set of jaws. They put a spacer piece in to help the jaws grip better on the hammer, and the spacer piece split into pieces. One of the steel chips struck and lodged into employee's arms. The entry site bled but was wrapped up and the employee finished the job they were working on.
Augusta Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Vulcan Materials Company
Staunton,
Augusta County,
VA
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4402337
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,421
proposed penalties
$3,421
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 | 8,243 | 1 | 0 | 121.3 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,861 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,758 | 1 | 0 | 266.1 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,753 | 1 | 0 | 266.5 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2025 · 1 incident
May 1, 2025
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object
2022 · 1 incident
May 6, 2022
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
The cable on the drill were caught in the tray. EE reached to free the cables when EE felt 3 pops in EE's right bicep.
2016 · 1 incident
September 15, 2016
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
The injured employee was helping another employee load a wire cloth screen (48" x 54") on the back of the welding truck when left index finger became caught between the screen and the bed of the truck resulting in a laceration.
2004 · 1 incident
Luck Stone Corp · Struck by flying object
Associate removing metal strapping band from conveyor after shipping, when cut band came back and lacerated back of associates left hand.