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Laurel Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Seaford, Sussex County, DE  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0700106

Laurel Sand Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
17
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,649
proposed penalties
$1,649
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
37
inspections on record
481
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 481 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Laurel Sand Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-02-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 234 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 139 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 565 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 209 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,088 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,463 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 925 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 887 0 0 0.0
Show 75 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 316 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 229 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 603 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 744 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,523 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,890 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,243 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,083 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,154 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 560 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,994 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,148 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,442 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,555 1 0 180.0
2017 Q4 5,093 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,918 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,904 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,853 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,700 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,730 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,768 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,431 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,208 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,359 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,410 1 0 293.3
2015 Q1 2,255 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,731 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,940 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,220 2 0 1639.3
2014 Q1 3,029 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,506 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,642 1 1 378.5
2013 Q2 1,313 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 630 1 0 1587.3
2012 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,850 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,807 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,972 1 0 251.8
2011 Q3 4,838 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,848 1 0 206.3
2011 Q1 5,272 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,958 3 1 605.1
2010 Q3 4,274 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,469 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,794 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,348 1 0 425.9
2009 Q3 2,814 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,552 2 0 783.7
2009 Q1 2,267 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,084 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,697 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,816 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,634 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,194 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,699 1 0 212.8
2007 Q2 5,613 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,006 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,771 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,054 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,261 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,422 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,947 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,876 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,403 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,469 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,727 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,456 2 2 578.7
2003 Q4 2,828 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,048 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,539 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2022 · 2 incidents

September 15, 2022 DE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reported knee injury when stepping down off of the loader 9/15/2022. They did not seek medical treatment until on 9/20/22. Employee was able to work full duty until surgery 11/3/2022.

2004 · 1 incident

June 16, 2004 DE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
David G. Horsey & Sons, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to tighten the belt scraper on 180' field conveyor. Had foot on tensioning tool, trying to place pin in and foot slipped off tool. Tool came up and struck him in the face, fracturing his cheek bone.

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