Mining Incidents

Pocomoke City Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800313

Pocomoke City Sand & Gravel has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
13
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,153
proposed penalties
$1,886
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $267 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
26
inspections on record
442
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: 442 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pocomoke City Sand & Gravel has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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
13 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-04-07.
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
2017 Q2 5,721 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,805 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,690 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,291 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,675 1 0 149.8
2016 Q1 5,734 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,590 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,010 0 0 0.0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 5,828 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,823 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,071 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,181 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,220 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,528 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,980 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,206 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,939 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,504 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,398 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,464 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,032 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,728 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,402 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10,346 1 0 96.7
2011 Q2 6,694 1 0 149.4
2011 Q1 6,997 1 1 142.9
2010 Q4 9,327 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,342 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,607 2 0 262.9
2010 Q1 7,104 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,993 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,282 2 0 318.4
2009 Q2 5,542 5 1 902.2
2009 Q1 6,918 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,802 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,475 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,382 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,537 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2012 · 1 incident

October 15, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to trim urethane skirt board rubber with a utility knife in his left hand, the knife tracked inwards toward his body cutting his left leg.

2009 · 1 incident

September 3, 2009 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding on the dredge cutterhead teeth when he lifted his shield to reposition the fan & got airborne debris in his eye.

2008 · 1 incident

August 13, 2008 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

The employee was preparing an old pump house cleanout that was worn on one end to weld. Using a wire brush to remove the rust, he moved his pinky finger along the sharp end causing a laceration requiring stitches.

1991 · 1 incident

May 23, 1991 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blades Materials · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF WINCH OF D7 DOZER. GROUND WAS WET AND UNEVEN CAUSING EE TO STUMBLE. HE EXTENDED HAND TO BRACE HIS FALL AND BRUISED HAND ON TREE STUMP NO INITIAL DISCOMFORT EE REPORTED DISCOMFORT SEVERAL DAYS LATER NO MEDICAL TREATMENT NECESSARY AFTER 3 WEEKS NO IMPROVEMENT IN DISCONFORT. MEDICAL TREAT SOUGHT ON 6-7-91 X RAYS REVEALED MINOR FRACTURE DR PRESCRIBED 2 WEEKS

1990 · 1 incident

July 9, 1990 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blades Materials · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TRYING TO REMOVE A BROEKN BOLT FROM THE BASE OF A WATER PUMP WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN OVERHANG FROM THE BUILDING SIDEWALL. THE BLOW KNOCKED HIS HARD-HAT OFF. WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT THE VERY SAME SPOT CAUSING A ONE INCH LACERATION ACROSS AN AREA SLIGHTLY ABOVE HIS FOREHEAD. WE SENT HIM TO THE MEDICAL CENTER TO GET CHECKED OUT. THE LACERATION

1984 · 2 incidents

November 5, 1984 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Blades Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING HYDRAULIC REPAIR TO A CASE UNILOADER EMP WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH CRANE BOOM THROWING HIM FORWARD INTO THE FRA ME OF THE UNILOADER AND LANDING ON THE GROUND EMP WAS INJURED O ON HIS MID TORSO WITH CUTS AND BRUISES

November 5, 1984 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Blades Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING A HYDRAULIC REPAIR TO A CASE UNILOADER, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH CRANE BOOM, THROWING HIM FORWARD INTO THE FRAME OF THE UNILOADER AND LANDING ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYE W AS INJURED ON HIS MID-TORSO WITH CUTS AND BRUISES.

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