East Deerfield Quarry has $15K 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
25
Years on record
1990–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
24
significant & substantial
$14,643
proposed penalties
$14,643
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
32
inspections on record
657
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: 657 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
East Deerfield Quarry has $15K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-06.
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.
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: 2024-06-26
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
14
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Aluminum oxide fumes1
Show the individual readings (28)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-06-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.75
1.79
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-06-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-11-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2019-11-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
Shovel Operator
2019-11-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-11-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.66
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-09-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.93
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.44
Truck Driver
2009-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
1.41
0.23
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
1.06
0.27
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-07
Nickel fumes
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Titanium dioxide fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Arsenic fumes
0
1500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Zinc oxide fumes
0.06
10
0.01
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Aluminum oxide fumes
0.1
20
0.01
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Beryllium fumes
0
6
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Chromium, insoluble
0
3
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Cobalt fumes
0
300
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Copper fumes
1.96
300
0.01
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Iron oxide fumes
1.02
20
0.05
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Lead fumes
0
450
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Magnesium oxide fumes
0.05
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Manganese fumes
0.22
5
0.04
Welder, etc.
2004-04-07
Molybdenum fumes
0
20
0.00
Welder, etc.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
6
2025
6
2024
7
2023
8
2022
8
2021
8
2020
8
2019
10
2018
10
2017
11
2016
11
2015
11
2014
17
2013
16
2012
18
2011
16
2010
13
2009
10
2008
9
2007
8
2006
7
2005
8
2004
9
2003
8
2002
8
2001
7
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
East Deerfield Quarry sits in Franklin 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.
Franklin County, Massachusetts · Population 70,922
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$72,584
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
HURT SHOULDER WHILE CHANING 110 LB DRILL STEEL. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY TO SEE IF NOT USING THE SHOULDER WOULD HELP. EE DID HAVE A PREVIOUS SHOULDER INJURY PRIOR TO 1997. AFTER MRI SAID NO WORK FOR 2 WEEKS.
Trew Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE PINCHED RIGHT HAND, PALM AND THUMB BETWEEN SPEED REDUCER AND (RECRACKER) THE CONCRETE WALL CAUSING CONTUSION. MUST NOT USE THAT HAND UNTIL DR RECHECKS.
1995 · 5 incidents
September 2, 1995MA · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
EE WAS WELDING & ROLLED OVER STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON A ROCK THE ELBOW SWELLED UP A LOT SO HE WENT TO EMERGENCY & HAD IT CHECK HE WAS GIVEN A SLING AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ON THE NEXT DAY IT SWELLED AGAIN WITH PAIN
May 26, 1995MA · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manMACHINERY
WHILE WORKING WITH WOOD MEASURING POLE, GOT SLIVER IN HAND. WAS OUT ALL DAY TUESDAY 5/19/92 (FIRST DAY LOST TIME.) WITH INFECTION IN HAND. WORKED ALL DAY WEDNESDAY 5/20/92. WAS ADMITTED TO FRA NKLIN MEDICAL CENTER 9:00 PM 5/20/92 WITH BLOOD POISONING.
May 4, 1992MA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
October 3, 1991MA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON