Mining Incidents

Westford Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Roma Stone Corp · Surface
Controlled by Kurt F Carlson
WESTFORD, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1900957

Westford Quarry has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,090
proposed penalties
$1,090
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
19
inspections on record
219
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: 219 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Westford Quarry has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-07-11.
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
2013 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 144 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,511 5 1 3309.1
2012 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,144 0 0 0.0
Show 48 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,480 2 0 1351.4
2011 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,400 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,423 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,408 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,470 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,457 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,016 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 609 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,040 1 0 961.5
2007 Q4 1,920 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,112 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,927 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,681 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,178 1 0 459.1
2006 Q3 1,923 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,366 1 0 422.7
2006 Q1 1,835 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,364 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,046 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,319 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,618 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,321 1 0 430.8
2004 Q3 2,189 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,137 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,958 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,284 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,959 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,352 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,303 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,414 2 0 828.5
2002 Q3 2,011 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,203 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,769 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,345 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,982 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,343 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,565 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,176 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,057 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,302 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,943 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 31, 1994 MA · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Roma Stone Corp · Struck by powered moving object

9:30 A DRIVER OF ONE TRUCK HAD PARKED HIS TRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO O OVER TO THE OTHER TRUCK. A[T] SOME TIME HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BEHIND THE OTHER TRUCK WHICH PROCEEDED TO BACK UP. THE VICTIM WAS RUN OVER BY THE TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP.

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 1 incident

October 5, 1993 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roma Stone Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP PIN ON JDZ4 BUCKET PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYEBROW.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Roma Stone Corp · Struck by flying object

REMOVING JAMMED ROCK FROM JAW OF CRUSHER HLDINGCHAIN IT SNAPPED HITTING EMP FOREARM AND WRIST

January 17, 1990 MA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roma Stone Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS HAMMERING ON TO OF METAL GUARD WHEN GUARD FELL OVER AND HE FELL ON TOP OF GUARD.

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