Mining Incidents

WAREHAM PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Whibco Inc · Surface
Controlled by WHIBCO, Inc.
Plymouth County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900373

WAREHAM PLANT has $2K 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
2
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,912
proposed penalties
$1,912
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
5
inspections on record
48
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: 48 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WAREHAM PLANT has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-21.
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
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 283 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,774 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,218 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,140 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,541 2 0 1297.9
2000 Q1 2,101 15 4 7139.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 1 incident

April 3, 2000 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whibco Inc · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STRUCTERD LADDER (ATTATCHED TO) THE STACK TOWER & THE BOARD THAT HE USED TO GET UP TO THE 1ST WRUNG GAVE OUT WHEN HIS WEIGHT WAS APPLIED. HE FELL ON HIS SIDE. THE LADDER IS APPROX 6 FT OFF THE GROUND TO DETER TREPASSERS FROM CLIMBING THE TOWER

1999 · 1 incident

December 10, 1999 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whibco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES LIFT THE GARAGE DOOR TO HELP GET THE MACHINERY OUT OF THE GARAGE. ONE HOUR LATER, HE SAID THAT HIS BACK WAS INJURED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. THE DOCTOR EXCUSED HIM FROM WORK FOR 5 DAYS. ON THE FIFTH DAY HE CAME IN AND QUIT.

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