Mining Incidents

Boston Sand & Gravel Company controller

MSHA controller ID: M00099

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
106
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1984–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
252
citations
65
significant & substantial
$49,670
proposed penalties
$42,407
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,263 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
161
inspections on record
2,286
inspection hours
11.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
252 citations across 2,286 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$50K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
244 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2023
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
1
2017
1
2013
1
2009
1
2008
1
2006
6
2005
3
2004
6
2003
4
2002
9
2001
10
2000
11
1999
2
1998
4 (1f)
1997
5
1996
1
1995
4
1994
2
1993
3
1992
2
1991
4
1990
10
1989
3
1988
1
1987
1
1986
1
1985
3
1984
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
February 6, 1998 MA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosenfeld Concrete Corp · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

WHILE WAITING FOR LOADER, VICTIM CLIMBED SAND PILE AND STARTED HAND SHOVELING CONCRETE SAND INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. WHILE SHOVELING, THE PILE MOVED AND BURIED THE VICTIM BEHIND HIS TRUCK .

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