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Churchville Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc

Churchville, Harford County, MD · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 1800012

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 14
Years on record: 2001–2026
Latest incident: Apr 2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

143

citations

significant & substantial

$26,977

proposed penalties

$23,800

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	10,447	0	0.0
2025 Q3	9,062	0	0.0
2025 Q2	6,802	0	0.0
2024 Q4	11,537	1	86.7
2024 Q3	7,118	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,503	0	0.0
2023 Q4	11,115	0	0.0
2023 Q3	5,072	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

14 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 17, 2026 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing lagging on the head pulley, the pulley was being rotated using the drive belt. During rotation, employee's fingers were positioned too far back on the drive belt and motor pulley and two fingers became pinched between the drive belt and motor pulley, the tension prevented immediate release of the fingers. Drive belt was cut.

2024 · 1 incident

October 22, 2024 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

150 ton track press was being used to press track pins out of a 390. Press back plate had to be removed first. 2 cranes were used to support track press about waist high. Tech was positioned at back plate. Back plate was removed by sliding off guide rods manually by tech. When back plate came off guide rods, the press section cantilevered up striking tech's lip causing laceration.

2017 · 1 incident

June 14, 2017 MD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was descending the access ladder of a front-end yard loader during a pre-shift inspection when ee fell, fracturing left ankle.

2012 · 1 incident

July 10, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing bowl assembly was nudging cylinder to make contact. Employee completed task 20 times, each time removing hand prior to pushing. He then rested hand on the rear of the cylinder. As it pushed, his finger was between it and another cylinder. It rotated pinching the end of the pinky finger. He lost the end 3/4" tip of his finger.

2007 · 1 incident

September 26, 2007 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While re-lining chutes in a screen deck, employee felt pain in lower back.

2006 · 1 incident

September 11, 2006 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pry bar to hold a guard in place near a conveyor belt so that he could repair the guard. The bar came into contact with the moving belt causing the bar to spin and be pulled from his hands.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 10, 2005 MD · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While standing on a rock face, started to turn around, lost footing, right leg got stuck between two rocks, causing the rt ankle & knee to twist, fell to the ground, and hurt rt ankle.

October 10, 2005 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting a guard, the employee decided it was too heavy, went to set it down and it slipped out of his hand and struck his right wrist.

2004 · 1 incident

July 21, 2004 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While helping to install drive belts on conveyor 1A, a rock came from the belt and struck employee above the right eye just to the side of the hard hat brim causing a laceration that needed 4 stitches.

2003 · 1 incident

August 18, 2003 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE BOLT FROM THE PILLAR BLOCK BEARING CAP, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EE INT HE 2 FRONT TEETH, CHIPPING THEM.

2002 · 3 incidents

September 6, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT WHILE EE WAS HOLDING A BLOCK OF WOOD ON IT. THE EEMISSED THE BLOCK & STRUCK EE HAND CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE LEFT RING FINGER-NEEDED 5 STITCHES

August 5, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE FROM THE US2A CATWALK. HE WAS KNEELING DOWN. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE PULLED/STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 3, 2002 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CLEANING ICE OFF OF C-25 CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED & PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

2001 · 1 incident

August 9, 2001 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc. · Contact with heat

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INSIDE OF A HOPPER WHEN HE WAS OVERCOME BY THE HEAT. HEAT INDEX WAS 105.