Mining Incidents

Bay Road Plant #7 Metal/Non-Metal

Pennsy Supply Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Dover, Kent County, DE  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0700059

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
21
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,176
proposed penalties
$4,176
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,681 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 262 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,809 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 597 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,552 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,084 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,203 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,128 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 1 incident

February 16, 2017 DE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
Pennsy Supply Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee claims to have been exposed to lead fumes while cutting washers/bolts

2006 · 2 incidents

December 21, 2006 DE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pennsy Supply Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

He decided to wash the pontoons on the dredge. He put Dawn liquid in a spray bottle, when he added the water it splashed in his R eye.

May 5, 2006 DE · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsy Supply Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In pump room of dredge taking bell housing off of the PTO. The housing was stuck on the shaft so they used a portapower to remove it. The housing suddenly shot off of the shaft about 8" striking the employees right hand.

2005 · 1 incident

December 22, 2005 DE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsy Supply Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a razor knife to cut tape. Knife slipped into the palm of his hand.

2003 · 2 incidents

August 8, 2003 DE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Delaware · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIDING PUMP FROM WORK BOAT TO DREDGE, HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN SIDE AND BACK. HAD HARD TIME BREATHING. BROKEN RIB.

February 4, 2003 DE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon Delaware · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEANING MATERIAL FROM INSIDE LOG WASHER, EE STEPPED ON SHAFT TO CLIMB OVER SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SHAFT FALLING ON SHANKS OF LOG WASHER. L-CHEST WALL CONTUSION.

2002 · 1 incident

January 14, 2002 DE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tilcon Delaware · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE IN A SQUATTING POSITION WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD (WHILE WEARING HARD HAT.) THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 1/21/02 AT THAT TIME HE SAID HE HAD RUPTURED A DISC.

2001 · 1 incident

November 1, 2001 DE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Tilcon Delaware · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THERE IS A 5/8" STEEL CABLE ATTACHED TO A WENCH ON EACH SIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE DREDGE. THESE CABLES ARE ANCHORED ON SHORE. THEY ARE USED TO MOVE/POSITION THE DREDGE. THE CABLES ARE SUPPORTED ON A FLAT AT A POINT ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN DREDGE AND THE SHORE. THE FLATS ARE MADE OF TWO 500 GALLON PROPANE TANKS FASTENED TOGETHER WITH METAL BRACES. ONE OF THE CABLES WAS TIGHTEN TO FACILI