Employee was assisting in construction of retaining wall for earthen ramp. Blocks are 2' tall x 2' wide and offset half a block each course. When stepping from one course to the next EE felt a pain in groin later diagnosed as a hernia. Employee is restricted from lifting heavy weights and may need surgery. Amendment: It was later diagnosed as a strain, not hernia.
Red Hill Pit And Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Goodale Construction Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Peter B Goodale
OAK BLUFFS,
Dukes County,
MA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900767
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008–2016
- Latest incident
- Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
53
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,039
proposed penalties
$5,116
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 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 859 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 839 | 4 | 0 | 4767.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 631 | 2 | 0 | 3169.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 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
2 on file2016 · 1 incident
February 19, 2016
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Goodale Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2008 · 1 incident
December 30, 2008
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Goodale Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
Plant Operator was clearing the grizzly bars one foot slipped between and banged his knee. He continued work for the day. He informed management of his injury on 1/8/09. Dr determined it was probably a sprain. He did physical therapy was told by Dr that his planned vacation would be sufficient recuperation. After vac. he started to miss work. Possible surgery required