Braintree Plant has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $82K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
163
citations
67
significant & substantial
$138,716
proposed penalties
$57,159
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $81,557 gap.
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: 501 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Braintree Plant has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $82K 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.
$139K
proposed penalties
$139K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$82K
outstanding
158 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $977 in penalties contested before the Commission, $977 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-09-13.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$977 proposed, $977 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 2011-03-14.
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.
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: 2010-04-07, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Aluminum oxide fumes1
Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2010-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.53
0.25
Belt Cleaner
2010-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.54
0.26
Backhoe Operator
2005-03-16
Beryllium fumes
0
6
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Chromium, insoluble
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Cobalt fumes
0
300
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Copper fumes
1.96
300
0.01
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Iron oxide fumes
0.22
20
0.01
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Manganese fumes
0.02
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Molybdenum fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Nickel fumes
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Titanium dioxide fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Zinc oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Lead fumes
1.96
450
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Aluminum oxide fumes
0.02
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-03-16
Arsenic fumes
1.96
1500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2001-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-12-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
1.29
0.09
Belt Crew
2001-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Braintree Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Massachusetts, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.80 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
4
2010
6
2009
6
2008
7
2007
10
2006
9
2005
8
2004
9
2003
7
2002
7
2001
6
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Braintree Plant sits in Norfolk 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.
Norfolk County, Massachusetts · Population 724,540
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$126,497
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
2011 Q4
805
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
706
21
4
29745.0
2011 Q2
1,386
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,612
33
15
20471.5
2010 Q4
2,494
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,893
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,751
1
0
363.5
2010 Q1
1,054
34
22
32258.1
Show 40 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
3,181
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,796
5
3
1788.3
2009 Q2
2,295
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,424
2
1
825.1
2008 Q4
3,887
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,020
7
2
1394.4
2008 Q2
3,695
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,933
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,879
2
0
340.2
2007 Q3
6,078
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,247
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
5,527
2
0
361.9
2006 Q4
5,891
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,610
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,304
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,589
4
0
871.6
2005 Q4
5,092
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,634
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,070
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,109
3
0
730.1
2004 Q4
6,070
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,759
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,523
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,312
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,036
15
5
3716.6
2003 Q3
3,245
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,489
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,960
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,625
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,308
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,485
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,607
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,578
6
1
1676.9
2001 Q3
3,274
23
14
7025.0
2001 Q2
3,078
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,094
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,244
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,137
1
0
318.8
2000 Q2
3,027
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,925
4
0
2077.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2000 · 1 incident
August 9, 2000MA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
IT IS UNKOWN WHERE EMPLOYEE GOT METAL SLIVER IN TOE. EMPLOYEE IS A DIABETIC WITH NEROPATHEY IN HIS FOOT RESULTING IN INFECTION LEADING TO AMPUTATION OF HIS TOE.
1999 · 1 incident
April 21, 1999MA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A Graziano Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
AFTER CLEANING PARTS IN THE PARTS WASHER TANK EMPLOYEE FELT A TINGLING AND STIFFNESS IN FINGERS
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR DAMAGED HYDRAULIC LINE ON PC-300 WITH THE USE OF A LADDER.AT APPROX 7-8 FEET FROM GROUND SURFACE EMPLOYEE USING TWO HANDS ON WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE T O LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND.
MEO, EQUIP #437, BACKED UP TO LOAM STOCKPILE. WHILE DUMPING LOAD, OPERATOR DID NOT NOTICE TRUCK LEANING TO L-SIDE. REBOUND PAD FOR SPRING CRACKED. 10-WHEEL DUMP TRUCK ROLLED ONTO DRIVERS SIDE. OPERATOR DID CHECK TO SEE IF GROUND & TRUCK WERE LEVEL AT TIME OF DUMP. PRE-TRIP INSP OF SPRINGS OPERATOR DID NOT NOTICE DEFECT.
1996 · 1 incident
May 20, 1996MA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
LARGE ROCK HUNG UP IN CRUSHER WITH TEMPS BREAKING RECORDS AT 95 DEGREE PLUS HEAT EXHAUSTION EFFECTED WORKER.
1994 · 1 incident
November 8, 1994MA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A Graziano Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
WHILE SWINGING HAMMER TO REPAIR BENT LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER, EE MISSED THE LADDER AND THE WEIGHT OF THE HAMMER PULLED MUSLCES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1993 · 2 incidents
October 16, 1993MA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE REPLACING STARTER ON CUMMINGS DIESEL TO GYROTORY CRUSHER THE STARTER ASSYEMBLY STARTED TO FALL AND THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT WAS BEING HELD BY INJURED MADE HIM TIP FORWARD ONTO METAL FRAME.
October 7, 1993MA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A Graziano Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED STATES WHILE UNSCREWING GYROTORY ROCK CRUSHING BOWL. DR'S SAY HE HAS A FRACTURED 7TH VERTABREA IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HE BANGED HIS HEAD.
1990 · 2 incidents
December 11, 1990MA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DRIVING FRONTEND LOADER ON BUMPY SURFACE BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT ON TO LEFT ARM REST.
1989 · 1 incident
April 22, 1989MA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A Graziano Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
OTHER EE AND EE WERE MANUALLY LIFTING INSPECTION COVER ON ROCK CRUSHER, WHEN OTHER DROPPED COVER ON EE S HAND. HIS HAND WAS SCRAPED, WHICH RESULTED IN BLOOD POISONING.
1983 · 1 incident
September 21, 1983MA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON