Mining Incidents

N Attleboro PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Thomas Walsh
North Attleboro, Bristol County, MA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900290
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2010–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Fall from machine

EE DID NOT UTILIZE LOTO OR FALL PROTECTION. PER VIDEO & EYEWITNESS, EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTROMAGNET ABOVE CONVEYOR BELT #2. EE STEPPED ON THE BELT FOR THE ELECTROMAGNET THAT TURNS ON EVERY 15 MIN FOR A FEW REVOLUTIONS. THE BELT ENERGIZED AROUND THE TIME EE STEPPED ON IT & THE BELT SWEPT EE OFF THE TOP OF THE ELECTROMAGNET. EE FELL APROX. 20-25 FT STRIKING HEAD & OTHER BODY PARTS.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing rust around the plate of the sand screw tub with grinder with 4"" wire wheel attachment. Wheel caught the edge and kicked back.

2011 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Using a 1"" airgun to remove a nut from the crushing dies on the crusher. When the nut came off the bolt, the airgun kicked back and caught right hand between it and a structural part of the crusher.

Struck by falling object

Cleaning under crusher belt and a stone fell off and hit the employees back.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The operator dumped at the bottom of the stock pile all day the previous day.The next day the driver had dumped a load in the middle and admitted to overcoming the berm and the truck went over. The driver exited the truck on his own power.