Mining Incidents

Northfield Plant #38 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by VINCI Group
NORTHFIELD, Franklin County, MA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900348

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
57
citations
10
significant & substantial
$8,015
proposed penalties
$8,015
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
2025 Q4 5,153 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,119 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,924 1 0 203.1
2025 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,179 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,916 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,038 4 1 662.5
2024 Q1 164 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

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 17, 2023 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eurovia Atlantic Coast LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Prying a large stone that was jammed on a feeder, stone shifted quickly and caused the pry bar to strike right hand causing injury to right ring finger.

2011 · 1 incident

May 5, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lane Construction Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE was working on the jaw crusher, he had to seperate the jaw to put the new togal in place , the seat fell out and hit his left hand and cut it.

2010 · 1 incident

December 2, 2010 MA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lane Construction Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was stripping wire using his utility knife, he was cutting toward his body instead of away from it. The knife slipped causing a laceration to his left thumb.

2007 · 1 incident

May 31, 2007 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lane Construction Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to another operator when he slipped on concrete cream and sprained his left ankle.