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Grafton Plant: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Emaral Corp · Surface
Controlled by Egerton Inc
Worcester County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900304

MSHA record for Grafton Plant (mine ID 1900304). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. E L Dauphinais Inc 1950 to 1988
  2. Emaral Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Grafton Plant sits in Worcester County, Massachusetts, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 861,664
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$93,561
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 6 incidents

December 21, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emaral Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING BEARING OUT OF CRUSHER PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST WALL

November 2, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emaral Corp · Struck against stationary object

UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK CAME BACK AND HIT NOSE ON MUFFLER CLAMP.

September 27, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Emaral Corp · Flash burns (welding)

REPAIRING PLANT-WENT HOME AND WENT TO BED AND EYES STARTED BURNING AN WATERING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

July 25, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E L Dauphinais Inc · Struck by falling object

USING HYDRAULIC RAM TO PUSH OUT STUCK BOLT ON TRANSMISSION MOUNT ON A DUMP TRUCK.TURNED TO HGET TORCH,RAM LET DO AND CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HEAD HJUST OVER LEFT EYE AND ALONG SIDE OF BRIDGE OF N OSE.

July 14, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E L Dauphinais Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TAILGAT IT JAMMED AND HE PULLED HIS BACK

March 18, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E L Dauphinais Inc · Fall onto or against objects

NOTE REPORTED TIL 4-11-88 COMING DOWN STEPS IN GARAGE FOOT SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF CHAIN WHICH WAS LEFT ON STEPS I NAME CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

1986 · 2 incidents

March 13, 1986 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
E L Dauphinais Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING PART OF3THE WASH PLANT & RECEIVED FLASH BURNS OF EYES-WENT TO HOSPITAL RECEIVED TREEATMENT & HAD TO VISIT EYE DOCTOR & WILL RECEIVE GLASSES

February 6, 1986 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E L Dauphinais Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING U1 A 100LB SCREEN FOR WASH PLANT RECEIVED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK