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VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC

8517 PANAMA LANE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311
Operated by Vulcan Materials CO · 1 of 303 establishments
327320Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
7
over 24 years
Violations
8
$23,185 in penalties
Penalties
$23,185
$2,898 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $23,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 446 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.3 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
8
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$23,185
$2,898 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · planned
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 7

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $23,185 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314 D11$18,000Aug 2003Aug 2003
407111$3,375Apr 2004Apr 2004
6981 A11$450Aug 2003Aug 2003
3578(G)11$425Mar 2018Mar 2018
6995 N11$300Aug 2003Aug 2003
5193 C01 A11$300Aug 2003Aug 2003
3578 G11$185Apr 2004Apr 2004
3203 A11$150Aug 2003Aug 2003

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3273 within CA. Peer group: 446 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $2,000
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
3.6
vs industry
+2.0
TRIR
3.6
vs industry
+1.1

Reported for 56 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
6
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 14, 2003STEEL PLATE,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SURFACE,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECTFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Vulcan Materials CO, not this location alone

Total cases
13
Unfair labor practice
11
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Vulcan Materials CO locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 13 cases · 11 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-342625Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-319026Representation electionMay 2023Sep 2023ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-256743Unfair labor practiceFeb 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-253768Unfair labor practiceDec 2019May 2020ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-252397Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Dec 2019ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
32-CA-250609Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
21-CA-152011Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Jun 2015ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-UC-000438UCJan 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-029938Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Dec 2010ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-028219Unfair labor practiceApr 2007Apr 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-027888Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Jul 2007ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-035843Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Dec 2003ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-035694Unfair labor practiceApr 2003Aug 2003ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VULCAN MATERIALS CO
8517 PANAMA LANE · BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93311
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY (across 12 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$12K
Obligated (all-time)
$3.6M
Awards (all-time)
134

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-02-09Planned1$425
2009-09-17Planned0$0
2004-03-30Planned21$3,560
2003-06-15Accident51$19,200
2003-05-15Planned0$0
2002-10-15Planned0$0
2002-03-12Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC is one of 303 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Vulcan Materials CO.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Vulcan Materials CO across all 303 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in ready-mix concrete manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Vulcan Materials CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Vulcan Materials CO, which operates 303 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC's OSHA violation history?
VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $23,185 in total penalties.
How does VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC operates in the ready-mix concrete manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.65 compared to an industry average of 1.6.
Has VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving VULCAN MATERIALS CO INC.