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Portable Plants Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Francis A Will
PLYMOUTH, Plymouth County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900558

Portable Plants 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
11
Years on record
1988–1999
Latest incident
Jul 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
23
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,876
proposed penalties
$3,876
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
16
inspections on record
189
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: 189 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Plants 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
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2009 Q1 253 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,601 1 0 624.6
2008 Q3 3,379 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,857 4 1 1400.1
2008 Q1 1,609 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,255 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,525 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,751 1 0 266.6
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 1,074 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,438 1 0 290.9
2006 Q3 3,208 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,549 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,233 1 0 309.3
2005 Q4 2,277 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,230 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,060 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,129 1 0 469.7
2004 Q4 3,009 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,826 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,336 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,453 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,078 2 0 962.5
2003 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,452 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,616 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,952 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,620 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,308 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,004 2 1 998.0
2001 Q4 2,411 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,210 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 3 0
2000 Q1 1,745 7 0 4011.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1999 · 1 incident

July 29, 1999 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A Will Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR TRYING TO FIND LEAK IN HOSE PLACED HIS THUMB OVER PIN HOLE IN TURN SLICED THUMB OPEN FROM PRESSURE.

1992 · 2 incidents

January 16, 1992 MA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
A A Will Materials Corp · Struck by falling object

A STONE FELL FROM PLATFORM & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES

1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 3 incidents

July 23, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A Will Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOOR OF DUMP TRUCK SHUT ON THUMB OF LEFT HAND.

June 21, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A A Will Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINCHED NERVE IN RIGHT SHOULDER FROM CLIMBING INTO CAT.769C END DUMP TRUCK.

May 4, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
A A Will Materials Corp · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED RT ELBOW AGAINST STEEL CHUTE WHILE WELDING ON THE CHUTE

1989 · 1 incident

September 1, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent OTHER
A A Will Materials Corp · Struck by flying object

PUTTING PIPE UP ON TOWER SCREW BOX AND WIND BLEW SAND IN EYES.

1988 · 3 incidents

November 8, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
A A Will Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

CLEANING STONE OFF GRIZZLY BARS ON PLANT, MACHINE BOUNCED RESULTING IN TWISTED BACK.

August 8, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
A A Will Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RORATING CONVEYOR BELT BACKWARDS TO FREE JAMMED ROCK PINCHED FINGER TIPS ON LEFT HAND IN PULLEY WHEN BELT WAS TURNED ON. LOCKED OUT BUT LEFT KEY IN LOCK.

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