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RCS Westford: 21 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A.D. Makepeace Co. · Surface
carver, Barnstable County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1901227

RCS Westford has $3K 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
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Mar 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
21
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,564
proposed penalties
$2,564
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See A.D. Makepeace Co.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
15
inspections on record
159
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: 159 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RCS Westford has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-04-05.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
52.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 85.7% moderate, 0.0% 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: 2018-03-29, 8 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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. A.D. Makepeace Co. 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

RCS Westford sits in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Population 230,073
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$94,452
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
2019 Q3 790 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,338 3 0 2242.2
2019 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 313 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 333 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 366 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 50 3 0 60000.0
2017 Q4 722 2 0 2770.1
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 785 6 3 7643.3
2017 Q2 1,005 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 544 1 1 1838.2
2016 Q4 615 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 860 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 785 2 1 2547.8
2016 Q1 1,123 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 598 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 686 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 740 1 0 1351.4
2015 Q1 1,074 2 1 1862.2
2014 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 684 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 593 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 655 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 688 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 870 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 25 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 686 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 806 1 1 1240.7
2012 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

March 7, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A.D. Makepeace Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing large rocks from belt. The belt was stopped. The belt moved a little when rock hit the belt and another rock rolled down belt and hit left hand between 2 rocks. Employee fractured left ring finger tip.