Mining Incidents

Pocomoke City Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal

Pocomoke City, Worcester County, MD · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800313
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

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

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

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.