Mining Incidents

Ashland Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
PEABODY, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900001

Ashland Quarry has $15K 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
20
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
14
significant & substantial
$15,085
proposed penalties
$15,085
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
23
inspections on record
356
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: 356 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ashland Quarry has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-29.
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
2012 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 153 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 96 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,049 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,199 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
Show 39 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 383 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 937 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,467 2 1 1363.3
2009 Q1 468 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,914 3 0 610.5
2008 Q3 7,561 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,878 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,060 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,561 10 4 1798.2
2007 Q3 7,480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,854 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,241 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,313 10 3 969.6
2006 Q2 9,446 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,811 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,904 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,655 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,250 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,601 7 1 920.9
2004 Q4 8,281 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,911 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,179 2 0 196.5
2004 Q1 6,278 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,963 2 0 251.2
2003 Q3 9,541 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,377 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,972 6 0 860.6
2002 Q3 7,570 4 3 528.4
2002 Q2 8,243 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,112 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,896 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,935 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,055 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,918 4 1 675.9
2000 Q3 7,731 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,880 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2004 · 6 incidents

May 3, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING DEBRIS FROM UNDER CRUSHER - LOOSE STRAND OF A PIECE OF OLD CABLE IN DEBRIS PENETRATED GLOVE AND PUNCTURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

March 10, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL - FELT PAIN IN BACK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE.

January 12, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START A PIECE OF MOBIL EQUIPMENT A PORTABLE JUMP STARTER EXPLODED. THIS WAS A NEW UNIT AND APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE.

2002 · 1 incident

February 14, 2002 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE WORKING ON A CHUTE A HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG IN THE SHIN AREA.

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

July 12, 2000 MA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Unknown operator · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BEING LOADED OPERATOR WAS SEVERLY JARRED, RESTAINING, A NECK INJURY.

1999 · 1 incident

1998 · 1 incident

June 6, 1998 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

EE WAS WELDING HANDRAIL: COULD NOT WORK OR SEE WITH THE SHIELD. EE NEGLECTED TO USE COMPANY SAFE GUARD PROVIDED TO HIM

1997 · 1 incident

September 22, 1997 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING LOADER IN THE QUARRY, WHILE BACKING UP HE TWISTED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM, OVER A PERIOD HIS BACK GOT SORE.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 5, 1995 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOOKING TO FIND A PIECE OF MATERIAL IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TEAMWATER. AS HE WAS LOOKING HE LOST HIS MIRROR, AND ASKED THE OPERATOR OF TH EMACHINE TO TILT THE ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO RETRI EVE HIS MIRROR. AS HE REACHED INTO GET HIS MIRROR, THE HAMMER CAME DOWN UPON HIS HAND.

September 27, 1995 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS GRINDING A STEEL PLATE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE WITH THE HAND GRINDER. HE HAD TO GET 2 STITCHES.

1994 · 2 incidents

1993 · 1 incident

April 14, 1993 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Industries Northeast Region Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELLING SQUATTING DOWN, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on Ashland Quarry

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.