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Rosser Pit: 72 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Steven D Ward
Federalsburg, Dorchester County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800305

Rosser Pit has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2018–2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
72
citations
35
significant & substantial
$23,008
proposed penalties
$23,008
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Marshyhope Operations LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
35
inspections on record
649
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: 649 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rosser Pit has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
49.3%
significant & substantial
25.4%
high negligence or reckless
49.3%
reasonably likely or greater
59.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.3% low, 63.4% moderate, 25.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK 2004-37-M Settlement Lesnick 2004 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-10-23
6
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2022-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-11-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2022-11-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Truck Driver
2002-06-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. J Edwin Rosser Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Eastern Corp 1979 to 2002
  3. Marshyhope Sand and Gravel LLC 2002 to 2018
  4. Marshyhope Operations LLC 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 6
2025 6
2024 8
2023 8
2022 7
2021 7
2020 8
2019 6
2018 6
2007 0
2006 8
2005 7
2004 5
2003 4
2002 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Rosser Pit sits in Dorchester County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Dorchester County, Maryland · Population 32,612
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,495
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 3,925 1 1 254.8
2026 Q1 3,464 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,594 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,706 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,667 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,393 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,107 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,070 0 0 0.0
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,025 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,092 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,085 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,880 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,625 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,526 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,744 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,983 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,397 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,691 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,798 1 1 263.3
2021 Q3 3,820 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,483 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,984 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,354 2 2 373.6
2020 Q3 4,084 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,166 1 0 240.0
2020 Q1 4,548 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,380 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,820 4 0 1047.1
2019 Q2 4,550 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,420 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,795 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,920 46 25 23958.3
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 3,394 4 2 1178.6
2006 Q3 3,959 1 0 252.6
2006 Q2 3,910 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,474 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,757 1 1 266.2
2005 Q3 3,298 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,195 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,985 2 0 1007.6
2004 Q4 2,946 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,049 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,246 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,071 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,204 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,214 8 2 3613.4
2003 Q2 1,653 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,413 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,638 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,711 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,316 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

December 29, 2020 MD · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marshyhope Operations LLC · Struck by falling object

The dredge operator was attempting to change an isolator block on the cylinder for the right spud. The strap broke causing the cylinder to fall on them. EE was pinned until the person who was with them picked up the cylinder and freed them. The strap which was used was not rated for this application.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 6, 2018 MD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Marshyhope Sand and Gravel LLC · Struck against stationary object

While attempting to tow pickup truck up elevated roadway with excavator, roadway gave way sending both operator of pickup truck and excavator into dredge pond. Pickup operator landed on ramp next to pond. Excavator operator went into pond.

August 6, 2018 MD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Marshyhope Sand and Gravel LLC · Struck against a moving object

While attempting to tow pickup truck up elevated roadway with excavator, roadway gave way sending both operator of pickup truck and excavator into dredge pond. Pickup operator landed on ramp next to pond. Excavator operator went into pond.