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Milford Pink Quarry: 34 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald Conte
HOPKINTON, Worcester County, MA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1900663

Milford Pink Quarry has $4K 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
4
Years on record
1983–2016
Latest incident
Nov 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
34
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,305
proposed penalties
$4,305
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Georgia Stone Management LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
211
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: 211 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Milford Pink Quarry has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-19.
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.
20.6%
significant & substantial
5.9%
high negligence or reckless
20.6%
reasonably likely or greater
67.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 88.2% moderate, 5.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
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: 2016-06-14, 10 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2016-06-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2016-06-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2016-06-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.13 0.11 Drill Helper
2014-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.78 0.18 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.06 0.12 Drill Operator, Rotary
2014-09-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.28 0.14 Utility Man
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.
Ownership history
  1. Barretto Granite Inc 1950 to 1994
  2. Fletcher Granite Company Inc 1994 to 1999
  3. Fletcher Granite Company Llc 1999 to 2010
  4. Georgia Stone Industries, Inc. 2010 to 2024
  5. Georgia Stone Management LLC 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 0
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 3
2019 2
2018 3
2017 1
2016 2
2015 1
2014 3
2013 4
2012 0
2011 3
2008 0
2007 3
2003 0
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Milford Pink Quarry 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.
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
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
Show 54 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 47 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 11 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,950 9 2 4615.4
2018 Q3 130 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 405 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 1,286 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,393 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 593 4 1 6745.4
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 5 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,075 2 1 963.9
2014 Q3 99 8 1 80808.1
2014 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,476 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 1,505 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,147 5 1 2328.8
2011 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 2,614 4 1 1530.2
2007 Q2 1,196 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q4 2,471 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,214 2 0 622.3
2002 Q2 1,510 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 210 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,428 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,793 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 2,352 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,465 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,906 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2016 · 1 incident

1998 · 1 incident

August 3, 1998 MA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fletcher Granite Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING UP INTO THE 988 MACHINE AND SLIPPED ON THE RUNG AND SLID BACK DOWN STRIKING HIS CHEST AND RIGHT KNEE.

1985 · 1 incident

October 22, 1985 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barretto Granite Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING A PIECE OF GRANITE WHEN A PIECE OPENED AND DROPPED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT PINNING IT UNDER THE STONE AND FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE ON HIS SAFETY BOOTS.

1983 · 1 incident

March 18, 1983 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barretto Granite Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF A CRANE, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN PADS ON THE CRANE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL ONTO THE GRANITE LEDGE BELOW HIM.