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MARYLAND MINERALS Metal/Non-Metal

Maryland Minerals Inc · Surface

Controlled by Beverly A Critchfield

Accident, Garrett County, MD · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1800348

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2002–2020
Latest incident: Nov 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$8,657

proposed penalties

$8,512

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
2025 Q3	1,486	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,093	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,291	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,959	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,735	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,065	2	968.5
2024 Q1	576	0	0.0
2023 Q4	1,686	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

4 on file

2020 · 1 incident

November 6, 2020 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Maryland Minerals Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was helping to flip the blow Bars at the Hazemag crusher area; pounding out wedges. A piece of metal flew out of the area where they were hammering, hit employee in the left arm, and became embedded in the arm.

2003 · 1 incident

November 10, 2003 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Maryland Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A FOOT VALVE USING A COME-ALONG WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Maryland Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEEL CABLES WERE BEING TIED THRU CONCRETE BARRIERS TO FORM A FOUNDATION FOR A RAMP. EE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING THE CABLES THROUGH THE BARRAIERS WHEN A CABLE GOT STUCK. EE PULLED HARD ON THE C ABLE. IT BROKE AND FLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 7, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Maryland Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS USING TORCHES TO CUT OLD MOTORS OFF. HE STEPPED BACK & TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF STEEL.