MINE DETAILS
Merrick Sand & Gravel
MSHA MINE ID1800787
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Merrick Sand & Gravel39.11306, -75.86361Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-17. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
—reported short tons
Hours worked
—reported employee hours
Tons per hour
—production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-17
Violations
171 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
20 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
1,963.0013 of 17 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
32.255 inspections · 5 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 453.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 0 | 453.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 7 | 0 | 1,057.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q4 * | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
50.30(a)
56.4201(a)(1)
56.14100(c)
56.11003 · S&S
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 0.0 on-site hours
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
47.44(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 17.8 on-site hours
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
John was checking on employees on the dredge in the pit. EE exited EE's truck to walk to the berm of the pit for a visual inspection. Upon exiting, EE stepped into a hole where a tree had been removed. EE fell, but EE's leg/ankle stayed straight in the hole, hearing a pop.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.3 on-site hours
56.9300(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.4230(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
56.11012 · $151.00 proposed
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was changing out the teeth on the dredge and was using a hammer and struck their left thumb with the hammer causing a laceration.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.3 on-site hours
56.4201(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-17.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Roland Karbaum et alcontrolsMerrick Sand & GraveloperatesMerrick Sand & Gravel
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 1800787Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
5 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 133 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD4 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
93 violation rows across the full record; 29 carry an S&S flag and $15,890 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY44 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
12 personal. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE12 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
NO CURRENT QUARTERNo published quarter
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
1 contested-violation rows, 1 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 1 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE3 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT1 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
43 inspection events and 581 published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE17 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 2026. 1 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 50.30Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.4201Inspection.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.11003Construction and maintenance of ladders.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4200General requirements.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12032Inspection and cover plates.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 47.44Temporary, portable containers.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
526033850.30(a)Citation
526033756.4201(a)(1)Citation
526033656.14100(c)Citation
526033556.11003S&S
507705850.30(a)Citation
507705756.4200(b)(2)Citation
507705656.12032Citation
507705556.12004Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgDredge/Barge Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgWasher Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgScreen/Scalper Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDredge/Barge Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
14 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors5Jan 11, 2011—Mar 25, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 3, 2016—Oct 3, 2016mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal88Aug 17, 2010—Apr 15, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1Oct 28, 2013—Oct 28, 2013mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal1Aug 1, 2013—Aug 1, 2013mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1Dec 21, 2011—Dec 21, 2011mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety13Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety4Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1May 17, 2010—May 17, 2010mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance42Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance43Aug 17, 2010—Oct 13, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety12Jul 29, 2015—Apr 15, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal93Aug 17, 2010—Oct 14, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.