Mining Incidents

Lynch Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Lynch Materials · Surface
Controlled by James O Lynch
North Reading, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900322

Lynch Materials has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Oct 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
182
citations
52
significant & substantial
$53,841
proposed penalties
$53,841
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
59
inspections on record
1,085
inspection hours
16.8
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.
182 citations across 1,085 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lynch Materials has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$54K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-02-09.
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
2022 Q4 3,985 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,082 35 11 8574.2
2022 Q2 3,903 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,644 5 2 1372.1
2021 Q4 4,861 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,841 9 0 1859.1
2021 Q2 4,610 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,447 2 0 449.7
Show 84 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 4,860 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,184 12 0 2868.1
2020 Q2 3,841 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,695 7 4 1490.9
2019 Q4 5,787 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,592 1 1 178.8
2019 Q2 5,606 6 0 1070.3
2019 Q1 4,023 4 0 994.3
2018 Q4 6,354 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,064 9 1 1484.2
2018 Q2 5,324 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,467 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,393 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,595 2 0 357.5
2017 Q2 6,512 3 1 460.7
2017 Q1 5,418 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,542 3 0 458.6
2016 Q3 6,257 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,470 3 2 671.1
2016 Q1 276 3 1 10869.6
2015 Q4 5,599 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,949 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,878 2 2 410.0
2015 Q1 3,821 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,885 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,097 1 0 196.2
2014 Q2 4,963 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,409 1 1 226.8
2013 Q4 5,307 8 1 1507.4
2013 Q3 4,976 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,951 1 0 202.0
2013 Q1 4,016 1 0 249.0
2012 Q4 5,310 1 0 188.3
2012 Q3 4,932 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,745 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,709 1 0 212.4
2011 Q4 5,431 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,431 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,792 3 0 626.0
2011 Q1 4,041 2 0 494.9
2010 Q4 5,097 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,973 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,711 1 0 212.3
2010 Q1 4,313 7 2 1623.0
2009 Q4 5,056 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,653 8 2 1719.3
2009 Q2 4,660 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,583 2 0 436.4
2008 Q4 5,164 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,085 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,808 1 0 208.0
2008 Q1 4,526 1 0 220.9
2007 Q4 5,047 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,966 4 4 805.5
2007 Q2 4,605 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,687 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,002 2 1 333.2
2006 Q3 5,806 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,899 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,713 2 0 350.1
2005 Q4 6,539 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,781 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,505 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,800 12 10 2069.0
2004 Q4 7,345 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,000 3 0 500.0
2004 Q2 5,549 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,432 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,583 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,475 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,698 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,913 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,452 8 3 1796.9
2002 Q3 4,230 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,392 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,631 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,654 1 1 214.9
2001 Q3 4,681 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,810 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,990 4 2 1002.5
2000 Q4 4,711 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,615 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,127 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,447 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2014 · 1 incident

October 14, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Loader operator lost balance while exiting loader and fell from platform outside loader cab onto the ground and landed on his back after hitting loader fender. At present time he is still being evaluated by his physician for back pain. The accident did not require hospitalization.

2013 · 1 incident

December 18, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man STRIKING OR BUMPING
Heffron Materials-Div/Heffron Asphalt Corp · Struck against stationary object

Worker's hard hat fell off - when he retrieved the hat he stood up and hit head on a metal beam. He went to walk in center and required two stitches to the head. He was off the job for app. one hour and returned to finish his shift and reported for work the next day.

2010 · 1 incident

November 11, 2010 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Heffron Materials-Div/Heffron Asphalt Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding on bucket of front end loader in garage at facility. Metal sliver from welding went under safety goggles and entered eye. On 11/22/10 employee went to urgent care facility was then sent to eye specialist who removed sliver with magnet. Employee missed one day work due to incident and suffered no damage to eye.

2004 · 1 incident

February 23, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal

MAIN CONVEYOR REMOVAL-CONVEYOR WAS CUT FREE AND CAUGHT ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. IT THEN SPRUNG FREESTRIKING INJURED PARTY & PINNING HIM AGAINST SCREEN DECK AND CAT WALK RAILING.

2003 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

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