Mining Incidents

HEFFRON MTLS-WOBURN Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kenneth Heffron
WILMINGTON, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1901004

HEFFRON MTLS-WOBURN has $55 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
3
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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
6
inspections on record
52
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: 52 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HEFFRON MTLS-WOBURN has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-01.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 1,279 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,396 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,378 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,511 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,773 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,569 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,479 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,973 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 2,195 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,416 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,042 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,398 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,160 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,250 1 0 444.4
2000 Q2 2,249 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,402 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 1 incident

May 3, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Site Development Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILLER WAS SHARPENING BLADE BIT ON GRINDER. GRINDER. GRINDING WHEEL EXPOLODED, FRAGMENTS OF WHEEL STRUCK RIGHT HAND AND GROIN AREA. DRILLER STRUGGLED TO WALK APPROX. 30 FEET AND COLLAPSED. DR ILLER WAS NOT EMPLOYED BY CONTRACTOR BUT EMPLOYED BY SUBCONTRACTOR HIRED BY CONTRACTOR.

1988 · 1 incident

December 9, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Site Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BATTERY CHARGER TO EUCLID CAB TRUCK PLATFORM TO CHARGE BATTERIES AND STRAINED BACK

1986 · 1 incident

November 29, 1986 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Site Development Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING O0F FRONT END LOADER WORKER FULL STRIKING ELBOW ON THE GROUND.

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