DORCHESTER PLANT has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1989–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
12
significant & substantial
$94,144
proposed penalties
$71,324
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,821 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
641
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: 641 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DORCHESTER PLANT has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$94K
proposed penalties
$71K
current assessed
$71K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-29.
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
This is being filed at the request of MSHA. On 3/31/10 torrential rains & flooding throughout S New Jersy overwhelmed the area surrounding the mine & ultimately engulfed the dredging pond. This regional flooding resulted in declaration of federal & state disaster areas. The mine dredging pond is not an impoundment. Co disputes any reportable accident. No impoundment, no failure.
2008 · 1 incident
July 7, 2008NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee stated that he was standing in the center of the truss support and hooked come-along to lower truss support stacker when truss came loose. His hand was caught in frame and that broke the middle finger in the middle of his right hand.
1998 · 1 incident
June 19, 1998NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
WHILE INSTALLING BELT WIPER ON FLAT CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING WIPER AND PULLING ON HOLDING SHAFT AT SAME TIME. WHILE PULLING SHAFT HE JAMMED FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND SIDE OF WIPER.
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