Mining Incidents

Otter River Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John L Fletcher
E TEMPLETON, Worcester County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900597

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2022
Latest incident
Oct 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
148
citations
32
significant & substantial
$38,304
proposed penalties
$27,456
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 9,533 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,425 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 9,062 4 0 441.4
2025 Q1 7,593 1 0 131.7
2024 Q4 9,007 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,358 1 0 106.9
2024 Q2 8,232 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,687 1 0 175.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

October 26, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
W J Graves Construction Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Owner operator truck driver went under vehicle to adjust the brakes, EE was parked on a slight downhill grade and did not use a chock block. The vehicle rolled forward wedging the wheels up against EE's body.