Mining Incidents

ACTON PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

ACTON, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900724

ACTON PLANT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
18
citations
2
significant & substantial
$6,924
proposed penalties
$6,924
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
4
inspections on record
25
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: 25 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ACTON PLANT has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2002 Q2 2,510 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,350 3 0 2222.2
2001 Q3 2,400 15 2 6250.0
2001 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

June 20, 1992 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acton Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING HUB ON MICHIGAN LOADER HOLDING HUB UNDER LOADER & WEIGH OF HUB CAUSED STRAIN ON BACK OF HAND WORKING ON LOADER IN GARAGE

1988 · 1 incident

June 7, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Acton Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPED BY A MOVING SHAFT

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