Mining Incidents

Milford Pink Quarry 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.
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.
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.

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