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Foster Materials Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David G Foster
Merrimack, Merrimack County, NH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700271

Foster Materials Inc has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
72
citations
17
significant & substantial
$9,791
proposed penalties
$9,791
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
564
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 564 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Foster Materials Inc has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 2,300 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,698 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,666 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,628 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,648 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,623 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,723 8 2 2937.9
2024 Q1 1,661 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,624 2 0 762.2
2023 Q3 2,977 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,717 1 1 368.1
2023 Q1 1,629 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,571 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,853 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,623 1 1 381.2
2022 Q1 1,646 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,536 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,840 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,784 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,637 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,382 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,927 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,793 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,693 1 0 590.7
2019 Q4 2,484 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,919 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,729 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,576 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,344 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,851 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,734 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,044 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,240 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,882 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,748 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,137 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,065 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,574 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,526 2 1 791.8
2016 Q1 1,122 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,273 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,667 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,455 2 1 814.7
2015 Q1 1,075 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,864 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,277 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,190 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,257 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,227 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,127 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,056 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,005 10 3 4987.5
2012 Q3 2,036 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,225 7 1 3146.1
2012 Q1 1,182 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,862 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,240 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,079 7 1 3367.0
2011 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,636 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,151 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,174 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,515 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,754 3 0 1710.4
2009 Q3 2,445 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,908 1 0 524.1
2009 Q1 1,030 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,733 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,256 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,977 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,416 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,825 6 2 3287.7
2007 Q3 2,198 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,934 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,577 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,821 6 3 3294.9
2006 Q3 2,207 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,121 2 0 943.0
2006 Q1 1,528 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,757 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,179 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,470 2 0 809.7
2005 Q1 1,214 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,204 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,695 3 0 1113.2
2004 Q2 2,513 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,571 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,206 1 0 453.3
2003 Q1 1,513 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,250 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,505 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,313 2 0 864.7
2002 Q1 1,507 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,066 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,297 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,031 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,437 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,909 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,230 3 1 1345.3
2000 Q2 2,203 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,721 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2000 · 1 incident

April 13, 2000 NH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Foster Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK WITH THE 966C LOADER AT OUR SAND PIT 1/4 MILE FROM OUR MAIN OFFICE. AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE LOADER LADDER, HE MISSED THE LAST STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP.

1999 · 1 incident

April 27, 1999 NH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Foster Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A LOADER HE NORMALLY DOESN'T OPERATE. THIS PARTICULAR LOADER RIDES ROUGHER THAN THE ONE HE OPERATES, AND HE DEVELOPED A STIFF NECK. HE REPORTE DTHS TO ME ON 4-29- 99. I SENT HIM TO THE DR. THE DR. TOLD HIM HE HAD PULLED A NECK MUSCLE. HE TOOK ONE DAY OFF AND REPORTED BACK TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY.

1989 · 1 incident

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