Mining Incidents

Mardela Springs-MD SG Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chaney Enterprises LP
Mardella Springs, Wicomico County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800303

Mardela Springs-MD SG has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $470 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
32
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,865
proposed penalties
$3,395
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $470 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
641
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: 641 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mardela Springs-MD SG has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $470 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$470
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,560 1 0 641.0
2025 Q3 1,603 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,457 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 991 1 0 1009.1
2024 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 504 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 272 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 546 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,060 1 0 943.4
2023 Q3 1,205 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,115 1 0 896.9
2023 Q1 1,160 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,215 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,190 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,195 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,185 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,215 1 1 823.0
2021 Q3 1,230 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,248 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,274 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,108 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,235 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,176 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 930 1 1 1075.3
2018 Q4 1,165 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,170 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 985 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,125 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,240 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,182 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,170 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,115 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,386 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,458 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,170 1 0 854.7
2014 Q4 1,248 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,220 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,219 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,196 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,185 1 1 843.9
2013 Q3 1,170 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,175 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,168 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,590 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,771 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,255 2 0 1593.6
2012 Q1 1,165 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,549 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,717 1 0 582.4
2011 Q2 1,264 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,170 1 0 854.7
2010 Q4 1,589 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,655 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,175 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,437 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,709 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,155 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,813 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,918 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,825 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,740 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,675 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,944 1 0 339.7
2007 Q1 856 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,745 3 0 1092.9
2006 Q3 2,497 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,692 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 671 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,675 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,801 2 1 714.0
2005 Q2 2,902 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,065 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,705 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,764 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 633 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,118 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,135 9 2 4215.5
2003 Q2 2,355 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 643 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,897 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,295 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 719 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,636 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,717 2 0 736.1
2001 Q2 2,840 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 875 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,795 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,300 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 856 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.

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The full compliance file on Mardela Springs-MD SG

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