Employee was replacing teeth on a drag line bucket, loosened retaining bolt and hammered tooth with a steel hammer. A metal sliver splintered off and penetrated skin imbedding in the joint area of his left knee.
Lenox Dale Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Century Aggregates Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Carl J Clemente
Lee,
Berkshire County,
MA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900368
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2007–2010
- Latest incident
- Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
63
citations
15
significant & substantial
$6,859
proposed penalties
$6,859
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 | 931 | 1 | 0 | 1074.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,886 | 2 | 0 | 409.3 |
| 2021 Q4 | 828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,116 | 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 file2010 · 2 incidents
Lane Construction Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Lane Construction Corporation · Struck by flying object
Employee was grinding on a suspended water pipe outdoors, wind kicked up causing sparks and slag to blow back under safety glasses, a piece of metal lodged in right eye.
2008 · 1 incident
June 26, 2008
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Lane Construction Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was repairing guard on gravel plant when he ran the torch across his right hand causing a third degree burn to the top of his right hand near the thumb.
2007 · 1 incident
Lane Construction Corporation · Flash burns (electric)
While starting 95hp water pump employee pressed contact button on starter. Arc flash occurred. Second degree burns to right hand.