Mining Incidents

S W Barrick & Sons Metal/Non-Metal

S W Barrick & Sons · Surface
Woodsboro, Frederick County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800008

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
53
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
200
citations
48
significant & substantial
$210,974
proposed penalties
$126,896
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 47,114 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 44,721 2 0 44.7
2025 Q1 37,580 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 20,482 2 0 97.6
2024 Q3 16,013 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,929 1 0 91.5
2023 Q4 17,698 1 0 56.5
2023 Q3 38,720 3 2 77.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 17, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

4 workers were taking screens out of tower early in the shift. Later, supervisor looked & saw no one so he turned the plant on. Victim was standing on a belt conveyor, working inside the chute & the belt conveyor started. He was pulled out of the chute & conveyed under 2 other chutes located on the same belt conveyor. After the belt was shut down he was found under 3rd chute.

Reportable incidents

52 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

January 16, 2025 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Employee was preforming routine duties by picking up deliveries, when they lifted a package up hitting their head on the garage door. While the employee was wearing a hard hat at the time, they felt a pain in their neck as a result. Employee is currently resting at home after medical attention, expected to return next week.

2024 · 1 incident

January 10, 2024 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on screen doing a product screen change. EE was working with another employee. EE was in the hopper under the screen removing hardware for center hold down strip when a rock fell through the screen hitting them in the back of the neck.

2023 · 1 incident

January 31, 2023 MD · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by flying object

Cleaning up a weld with a chipping hammer a piece of slag flew up under the helmet and caused irritation to the eye.

2022 · 2 incidents

December 20, 2022 MD · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Misjudged the height of the step into the time clock room, lost balance and fell.

May 3, 2022 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attaching a cylinder to the blade of a dozer ---when the pry bar slipped and the cylinder smashed the tip of the Emp left middle finger --- requiring stitches.

2021 · 3 incidents

October 4, 2021 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While wrenching on a cylinder on a piece of equipment the wrenches pressed together and cut into the nail and tip of the mechanic's rt ring finger requiring stitches.

July 20, 2021 MD · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by flying object

While greasing the cylinder on the Dozer the cylinder head did not appear to be getting the grease. The employee looked over the cylinder head grease fitting and it popped off and struck EE in the right eye

May 17, 2021 MD · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting out of vehicle. There was a slick spot. Employee slipped and fell causing injury to left hip.

2020 · 1 incident

September 18, 2020 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by flying object

Emp was hitting shoe on a blow bar and hit a hard surface, a piece of steel struck and cut EE's finger. EE got 1st aid and continued to work. Emp worked until 9-28-2020 when they found a piece of steel in EE's finger and had it removed. EE then went on RD as of 9-29-2020.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2019 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While getting off the loader, the employee, slipped on step (did not fall) and strained back. Employee went back for a follow up on 11/22/2019 and P.T. was recommended... on 11/25/2019 Employee signed up for P.T. --- making this injury reportable.

August 5, 2019 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Contact with hot objects or substances

Emp suffered a burn to left hand while heating up an elbow. EE used bare hand to re position it.

2018 · 1 incident

February 5, 2018 MD · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by falling object

A rock (football size) rolled down and off a catwalk, striking the ground person in the back as EE was bending over shoveling. EE went to the clinic and was put on restricted duty with a bruise to the lower left side of EE's back.

2017 · 5 incidents

September 6, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Contractor Employee was working on tracks of excavator and had to remove built up dry dirt to get to the bolts. As they were scrapping the dried dirt, a small sliver of metal became embedded into the left forearm

July 26, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall from ladders

Employee was traveling down a ladder, tripped and struck right knee on block ... reported injury on 7-28-17. Emp went to Clinic and was put on restrictions. Emp doing regular job (missing no time) but working with-in restrictions.

July 24, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was inside a head-box cleaning it out. As employee went to exit the box employee felt a strain in employee's back.

June 2, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

Employee injured knee when employee slipped climbing up an excavator to fuel it. This slip / injury happened on 6/2/17. Employee continued to work (after receiving 1st Aid) and worked without issue until employee woke-up on July 5th in pain. On July 5th employee had knee drained and was back to full duty on the 10th of July.

January 17, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 50 pound 20 foot long piece of angle iron and felt a muscle pull in rib cage. Employee went to clinic and returned to work with lifting restrictions.

2016 · 2 incidents

August 24, 2016 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing on to the 1st step of haul truck and went to place wheel chalk in place....ee slip and fell 18 inches and fractured left wrist

March 14, 2016 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Inspecting the Dozer, Employee was dismounting the Dozer and slipped, spraining EE's left knee. Employee reported the sprain to management immediately. Employee and management decided in house 1st aid was enough. It was later decided (on 3-25-16) to seek professional help.

2015 · 1 incident

September 22, 2015 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on unstable ground...lost balance and grabbed for near by pipe for support. Employee's ring caught the angle iron that was supporting the pipe and almost tour his ring finger off.

2014 · 2 incidents

June 17, 2014 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE TWISTING AND PULLING ON A BLOCKED TRANSMISSION (WORKING UNDER A WATER TRUCK) EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER

March 20, 2014 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall from ladders

Employee was stepping off a deck onto a portable ladder, the ladder shifted, the employee slipped and injured his rt knee.

2013 · 5 incidents

September 17, 2013 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Employee was repairing a tear in a conveyor belt. While pushing down on the belt clip a sharp edge, his rt index finger was cut

June 3, 2013 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell to his left knee while walking down a dirt road. The road had a few ruts in it due to rain. Employee stepped next to a rut that gave way and caused him to lose his balance and fall to his knee.

March 16, 2013 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working with a partner taking out bolts on the primary crusher wear bar. one employee was working the ratchet while the other supported the socket. As the socket started to slip off the bolt the employee who was injured reached to support the socket when the socket slipped off the bolt and the employee was struck by the ratchet... injuring his rt thumb.

February 27, 2013 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee failed to use the proper tool when lining up 2 pipes and caught his finger in the gap, cutting the tip of the left index finger.

January 7, 2013 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a knife to open up a package of soap stone and cut left hand pinky finger... requiring 4 stitches.

2012 · 2 incidents

June 27, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a bucket pin and lost control pinching his finger.

February 24, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing load cells from a platform scale and the scale shifted and caught the tip of the index finger and severed approx. 3/8" of the finger.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2011 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was drilling pre-existing holes on a hinge when the drill caught, spun around and hit the employee's finger

July 12, 2011 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

Two employees were carrying a bearing when employee lost his balance, fell against the handrail and felt a pain in his back.

2010 · 5 incidents

September 16, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing screens and pulled a muscle in his back.

August 16, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting skirt rubber when the blade slipped and cut his finger

August 3, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee started to climb in the loader and felt something pop in his back.

July 12, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against a moving object

Employee said he hit a bump in the road and the seat bottomed out. He felt a pain in his back sometime during the day. He did not report it until the next morning.

April 12, 2010 MD · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
S W Barrick & Sons · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over and felt a pain in his back

2009 · 3 incidents

December 18, 2009 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt and the knife slipped and cut his little finger.

August 8, 2009 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was carrying a gear box and injured his back.

August 3, 2009 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling and hurt his back.

2007 · 1 incident

July 6, 2007 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing differential oil on a Cat 775 and stood up and stuck his head, causing a small cut.

2006 · 1 incident

December 13, 2006 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing impact bars on a crusher. He attempted to block the rotor with a pry bar and the bar pinched his finger against the frame.

2005 · 1 incident

March 17, 2005 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
S W Barrick & Sons · Contact with hot objects or substances

THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACETYLENE TORCH HOSE. EE DID NOT EXAMINE HOSE. (IGNITED ACETYLENE BURNED RIGHT FOREARM.)

2003 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2003 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS USING A SHORT HANDLED HOE TO PUSH THE SKIRTING RUBBER BACK ONTO BELT #37. THE HOE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON A RETURN ROLLER BRACKET CUTTING HIS FINGER.

November 4, 2003 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING UNDER BELT #13 TO GAIN ACCESS TO BELT #11. STOOD UP TOO SOON AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE FRAME OF BELT #13.

2002 · 4 incidents

October 28, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WASH OUT A SCREW CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A SCREW FLIGHT.

September 5, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 4TH ROW STEP TAKING OFF #3 BELT ROLLER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

July 8, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE BUILT UP MATERIAL IN THE SCREEN CHUTE WHEN MATERIAL CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS LEG.

June 26, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by flying object

EE WAS INSTALLING POLYDECK PANELS USING A HAMMER. WHEN EE STRUCK THE PANEL A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS EYE.

2000 · 4 incidents

December 12, 2000 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADD4ER & HIT HIS KNEE

November 28, 2000 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING A URETHANE SCREEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE PULLING IT TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE SCREEN AND CUT HIS WRIST.

October 24, 2000 MD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S W Barrick & Sons · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS OPENING DOOR ON CRUSHER HE PUT A BAR BETWEEN DOOR AND HOUSING AND BAR SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL & TWIST KNEE.

August 3, 2000 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
S W Barrick & Sons · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A RAILCAR WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED WHEN MATERIAL CAME OUT ALL AT ONCE AND STRUCK RAILCAR TIPPING RAILCAR, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BREAK ELBOWS AND WRIST.