John was checking on employees on the dredge in the pit. EE exited EE's truck to walk to the berm of the pit for a visual inspection. Upon exiting, EE stepped into a hole where a tree had been removed. EE fell, but EE's leg/ankle stayed straight in the hole, hearing a pop.
Merrick Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal
Merrick Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Roland Karbaum
Barclay, Queen Annes County, MD · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800787
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2011–2026
- Latest incident
- Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2026 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
2025 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was changing out the teeth on the dredge and was using a hammer and struck their left thumb with the hammer causing a laceration.
2024 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Right foreman came in contact with conveyor causing laceration requiring sutures.
2023 · 1 incident
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was shoveling sand at the sand plant and had soreness in employee's back. The next morning employee could hardly move with the pain from the muscles in chest and back.
2011 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking to his excavator and slipped and fell on the ice. Fractured left ankle from fall.