Mining Incidents

Hancock Quarry: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Washington County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800693

MSHA record for Hancock Quarry (mine ID 1800693). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. H.B. Mellott Estate Inc 1982 to 2014
  2. Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hancock Quarry sits in Washington County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Maryland · Population 155,033
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$74,157
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

May 2, 1990 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK ON GROUND & SLIPPED HURTING WRIST & FOREARM.

January 31, 1990 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE TIRE OF THE TEREX EUCLID TO HELP THE MECHANIC FIND AN AIR LEAK WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

January 12, 1990 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELT OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF.

1983 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FABRICATING METAL IN CRUSHING PLANT WITH A CUTTING TORCH & WELDING MACHINE. SLAG POPPED OFF OF METAL HITTING HIM IN THE EYE. EE WAS EARIN'%%'%*%*' WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

March 10, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE SCREENS A SCREEN FELL OVER HITTING LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND EAR CAUSING LACERATIONS REQUIRING SUTURES

March 3, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H.B. Mellott Estate Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 90LB. CONTAINER OF GREASE AS HE WAS RAISING THE CONTAINER, HE STRAINED BACK. ADMITTED THE EMPLOYEE TO HOSPTIAL.