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B R S Inc: 160 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

B R S Inc · Surface
Controlled by Joseph A Arruda
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900504

B R S Inc has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
160
citations
38
significant & substantial
$41,657
proposed penalties
$34,949
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
931
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: 931 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2025-12-10.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

B R S Inc has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$42K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
158 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
24.1%
significant & substantial
15.8%
high negligence or reckless
25.3%
reasonably likely or greater
55.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.6% none, 25.3% low, 58.2% moderate, 15.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
60%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-02-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK 2026-0030 Settlement 2026 $7K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-02-07, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
13
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (13)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-02-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.66 0.23 Backhoe Operator
2021-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-05-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.55 0.24 Laborer, Bullgang
2017-04-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-07-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.76 0.34 Utility Man
2016-07-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.39 0.31 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-11-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Bridgewater Washed Sand & Gravel Company 1980 to 1982
  2. C & S Sand & Gravel Corp 1982 to 1987
  3. P Bradshaw Corp 1987 to 1992
  4. J-1 Corp 1992 to 1998
  5. B R S Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 3
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 4
2015 5
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 4
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

B R S Inc sits in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts · Population 531,889
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$109,698
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 640 1 0 1562.5
2026 Q1 660 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 660 2 1 3030.3
2025 Q3 750 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 705 2 1 2836.9
2025 Q1 705 4 1 5673.8
2024 Q4 725 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 760 15 4 19736.8
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 775 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 695 1 0 1438.8
2023 Q4 705 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 725 1 0 1379.3
2023 Q2 745 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 745 2 0 2684.6
2022 Q4 780 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 810 1 0 1234.6
2022 Q2 830 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 825 1 0 1212.1
2021 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 935 5 0 5347.6
2021 Q2 930 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 545 2 0 3669.7
2020 Q4 555 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 570 3 0 5263.2
2020 Q2 430 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 460 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 585 1 0 1709.4
2019 Q3 960 5 2 5208.3
2019 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 630 3 0 4761.9
2018 Q4 620 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,020 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 970 1 0 1030.9
2018 Q1 526 11 1 20912.5
2017 Q4 526 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 530 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 530 3 1 5660.4
2017 Q1 530 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 700 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,020 2 0 1960.8
2016 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,710 2 0 1169.6
2015 Q4 1,660 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,610 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,570 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,500 2 0 1333.3
2014 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 960 1 0 1041.7
2014 Q2 1,470 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 370 1 0 2702.7
2013 Q4 1,130 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,380 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,490 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 800 6 1 7500.0
2012 Q4 1,460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,757 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,038 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,850 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,690 3 0 1775.1
2011 Q1 1,104 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,046 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,572 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,596 2 1 1253.1
2010 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,080 3 0 2777.8
2009 Q3 1,270 10 5 7874.0
2009 Q2 1,585 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 446 2 0 4484.3
2008 Q3 1,668 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,900 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,500 1 0 666.7
2007 Q4 1,570 13 6 8280.3
2007 Q3 1,520 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,947 3 0 1540.8
2007 Q1 1,650 9 1 5454.5
2006 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,940 4 0 2061.9
2006 Q2 1,820 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,400 6 0 4285.7
2005 Q4 1,380 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,790 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,410 2 0 1418.4
2004 Q4 1,720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,989 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,950 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,417 7 7 4940.0
2003 Q4 1,320 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,840 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,530 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,235 8 3 6477.7
2002 Q4 1,657 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,624 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,885 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,560 6 3 3846.2
2001 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,860 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,240 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,950 2 0 1025.6
2000 Q2 1,690 1 0 591.7
2000 Q1 5,220 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

July 21, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P Bradshaw Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS PRYING ROCKS WITH A CROW BAR THE CROWBAR SLIPPED AND FORCED HAND AGAINST CRUSHER.

June 21, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
P Bradshaw Corp · Struck by falling object

CUTTING PC OF CONVEY PC FELL OFF LANDED ON TOE

May 15, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P Bradshaw Corp · Fall from machine

I.NAME HAD JUST FINISHED COVERING THE LOAD ON HIS TRUCK AND WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB DOWN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 1, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P Bradshaw Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRUCK BY GYRATORY CRUSHER COUNTER SHAFT ASSEMBLY ON LEFT HAND RECEIVED BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS & BRUISES

November 30, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P Bradshaw Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A MACHINE AND A BOLT FELL ON HIS HEADREPAIRING CONE CRSUHER.