Mining Incidents

SEAFORD-DE SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chaney Enterprises LP
Seaford, Sussex County, DE  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0700108

SEAFORD-DE SAND & GRAVEL has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $498 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
83
citations
25
significant & substantial
$16,314
proposed penalties
$15,451
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $863 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
49
inspections on record
701
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: 701 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SEAFORD-DE SAND & GRAVEL has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $498 outstanding across 3 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$498
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
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 4,061 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,437 2 1 581.9
2025 Q2 3,459 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,220 4 1 1242.2
2024 Q4 4,180 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,085 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,932 1 0 202.8
2024 Q1 4,864 3 0 616.8
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,701 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,547 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,147 1 0 241.1
2023 Q1 4,569 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,851 2 0 412.3
2022 Q3 4,637 1 0 215.7
2022 Q2 4,478 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,335 1 1 230.7
2021 Q4 4,593 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,888 2 1 409.2
2021 Q2 9,042 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,859 1 0 259.1
2020 Q4 4,762 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,731 2 1 422.7
2020 Q2 3,599 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,542 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,691 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,372 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,143 1 0 318.2
2019 Q1 2,878 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,103 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,758 2 1 725.2
2018 Q2 3,472 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,963 1 0 337.5
2017 Q4 4,653 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,700 3 1 810.8
2017 Q2 3,710 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,862 3 0 776.8
2016 Q4 4,393 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,476 5 4 3387.5
2016 Q2 3,586 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,679 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,115 3 1 963.1
2015 Q3 2,140 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,890 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,215 8 3 6584.4
2014 Q4 2,796 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,728 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,157 4 0 1854.4
2014 Q1 2,157 2 0 927.2
2013 Q4 2,534 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,799 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,294 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,948 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,544 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,364 1 1 423.0
2012 Q2 2,348 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,071 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,413 3 1 1243.3
2011 Q3 2,324 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,107 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,286 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 6,955 4 4 575.1
2009 Q2 6,955 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,955 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,955 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,955 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,455 2 0 268.3
2008 Q1 6,955 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,955 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,955 10 1 1437.8
2007 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,600 5 1 1923.1
2006 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2023 DE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sussex Sand & Gravel · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Injured miner was on a small personnel transport boat at the facility, and was refueling it with a portable gas can. Some gasoline was spilled during the process, and absorbed into the injured miner's pants material. This resulted in a minor chemical burn.

May 24, 2023 DE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sussex Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer Over-the-Road Truck Driver Injury (not a mining facility employee or contractor). The driver was dumping excess material from truck being purchased & hauled from Sussex facility. Used bare hand to brush excess material away, when finger was pinched between the "dog latch" & "gate closer" of the dump truck tailgate.

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