Employee was removing one end of 10" rubber hose; employee removed the bolts on one side of the flange then EE moved ladder to remove remaining bolts. The hose sprung loose on bottom, knocked EE off ladder.
PLANT #2 Metal/Non-Metal
M.L. JOSEPH SAND & GRAVEL INC.
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth P Adams; Joe Ann J Adams
Georgetown,
Sussex County,
DE
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0700113
PLANT #2 has $772 in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2024
- Latest incident
- May 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$772
proposed penalties
$470
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
9
inspections on record
113
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 113 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PLANT #2 has $772 in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$772
proposed penalties
$772
current assessed
$470
paid to date
$302
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 4,300 | 1 | 0 | 232.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,700 | 2 | 1 | 425.5 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 4,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,734 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
May 28, 2024
DE · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M.L. Joseph Sand & Gravel Inc. · Fall from ladders
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