Mining Incidents

Amrize Taunton Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
TAUNTON, Bristol County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900952

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
188
citations
46
significant & substantial
$61,473
proposed penalties
$59,746
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 4,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,851 4 0 824.6
2025 Q1 3,353 3 0 894.7
2024 Q2 10,695 2 1 187.0
2024 Q1 1,567 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,068 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,301 2 0 240.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 13, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The point (tip) of the rock breaker hammer was jammed in-between two of the fingers at the primary feeder. The EE placed his hand on one of these fingers. The rock breaker hammer moved down and struck the back of the EE's hand. We brought the EE to get X-rays on the hand which came back negative - nothing broken. Hand was bruised.

2010 · 1 incident

September 24, 2010 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

990 Bucket - install of new segment - employee put hand to put pressure on seated bolt, bolt slipped and cut employee's hand, PPE was in use.

2009 · 1 incident

April 17, 2009 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Amrize Northeast Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee failed audiometric testing. Will be retested on 5/4/2009.

2005 · 3 incidents

September 28, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO GARAGE WITH LOOSE CUTTING EDGE, MECHANIC WAS IN THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. OPERATOR PICKED UP AN IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS & PUT HIS HAND UNDER EDGE TO HOLD BOLT WITH SHARP EDGE. BOLT SPUN & CUT HIS FINGER WITH NO GLOVES ON.

September 7, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING OVER HEAD, PULLED SHEILD UP HITTING WELDING SLAG, WENT OVER PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. HOT SLAG IN LEFT EYE.

August 22, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Manually pulling product hose (50-80lbs.) out of boreholes 40-60 tmes a day, hurt back/neck.

2003 · 1 incident

July 30, 2003 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TALKING TO SKID STEER OPERATOR WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE EE. THE EE (MECHANIC) GOT HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW TO THE MACHINE CAUSING A CONTUSION ON WRIST & STRAIN OF RIGHT SHOULDER.

2002 · 1 incident

June 25, 2002 MA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize Northeast Inc. · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS TRAVELING ALONG ON 495 SOUTH BRINING SIXTY THE CRANE FROM WRENTUAR TO TAUTON WHEN HE HIT A HUMP ON THRU WAD AND THE INDIVIDUAL HIT HIS HEAD ON HIS CAB OF THE DRANE.

2001 · 1 incident

February 27, 2001 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS TYING CHUTE WHEN HE TRIPPED & BANGED HIS CHEEK AGAINST CONVEYOR.