Mining Incidents

Pocomoke City Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800313

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
13
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,153
proposed penalties
$1,886
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
2017 Q2 1,999 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,327 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,416 1 0 226.4
2016 Q1 5,734 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,590 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,424 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,929 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

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

October 15, 2012 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to trim urethane skirt board rubber with a utility knife in his left hand, the knife tracked inwards toward his body cutting his left leg.

2009 · 1 incident

September 3, 2009 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding on the dredge cutterhead teeth when he lifted his shield to reposition the fan & got airborne debris in his eye.

2008 · 1 incident

August 13, 2008 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against stationary object

The employee was preparing an old pump house cleanout that was worn on one end to weld. Using a wire brush to remove the rust, he moved his pinky finger along the sharp end causing a laceration requiring stitches.