Mining Incidents

Dracut MA Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brox Industries Inc
Dracut, Middlesex County, MA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900004

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
107
citations
23
significant & substantial
$14,141
proposed penalties
$13,484
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,075 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,808 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,596 2 0 263.3
2024 Q4 5,831 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,909 1 0 169.2
2024 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,240 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,663 1 0 176.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

May 14, 2026 MA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brox Industries Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was was working on the plant. EE was applying pressure to a prybar when EE's hands slipped off and EE's right little finger was pinched by the bar, resulting in a fracture to the tip of EE's right pinky finger.

2024 · 1 incident

August 16, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman MACHINERY
Brox Industries Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While prepping cone crusher for backing replacement, Employee lacerated right knee requiring sutures. Employee was released to return to work with restrictions.

2014 · 1 incident

May 13, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brox Industries Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing razor blade in utility. While removing blade from package, employee cut right thumb. Laceration required four (4) sutures.

2013 · 1 incident

May 13, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brox Industries Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While welding an iron flat bar to a structure at primary crusher a clamp failed and one end of bar struck employee on nose.

2009 · 1 incident

November 3, 2009 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brox Industries Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was holding a drift pin while a second employee struck pin with a hammer. Second employee missed the pin striking injured employee on the left ring finger. Injured employee suffered fracture and laceration.

2004 · 2 incidents

June 2, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brox Industries Incorporated · Fall from machine

WHILE ASCENDING LADDER ON FRONT LOADER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, FRACTURING LOWER LEFT LEG.

April 23, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brox Industries Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING A FORM FROM NEWLY POURED CONCRETE STRUCTURE, EE STEPPED BACKWARDS ONTO LOOSE ROCK CAUSING ANKLE SPRAIN. (NOT REPORTED AS INJURED UNTIL 4/27/04 A.M.)