Mining Incidents

West Sand Metal/Non-Metal

S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Surface
Controlled by S M Lorusso & Sons Inc
Walpole, Norfolk County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900371

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2005–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
155
citations
35
significant & substantial
$32,968
proposed penalties
$28,660
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 7,566 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,632 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,581 1 0 152.0
2025 Q1 6,302 3 0 476.0
2024 Q4 5,982 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,927 2 0 337.4
2024 Q2 6,333 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,122 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 11, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was looking at an air chuck quick connect that had broken, when EE felt something possibly dirt in the right eye. Brought to urgent care after trying to flush eye on site. Doctor didn't find anything, but prescribed eye drops due to possible scratch in eye since employee still felt irritation in eye.

2020 · 1 incident

August 26, 2020 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was lifting an air compressor off a pick up truck when employee slipped and fell. Employee's back hit the side of the truck and the compressor landed on employee's right leg.

2019 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2019 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Employee got out of truck, while walking to office stepped on a stone and twisted right knee. Employee refused treatment until 10/30/19.

April 3, 2019 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I was walking through some brush to take a water sample and a branch/plant brushed my eye.

2018 · 5 incidents

October 25, 2018 MA · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting wrapping material with a razor knife away from the head shaft on the 4 1/4 cone crusher when they sliced their thumb.

July 26, 2018 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was descending a wet plant stairway when the employee slipped and lost footing. Employee leaned back and wrenched shoulders trying to prevent self from falling.

June 11, 2018 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck against a moving object

EE was backing a 35 ton Terex haul truck up to the hopper at the rock plant. EE was leaning out the window looking to the rear when the left front tire exploded. The force of the blast blew EE back into the cab and lifted EE off the seat. EE injured EE's neck, arm and left side and may have hit EE's head.

April 24, 2018 MA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing off a Cat D8 that was in the shop for repair. When ee stepped off the machine, ee rolled ankle and had a hard landing on the shop floor. The following day ee went to the doctor's to have it examined. EE has a broken fibula and torn ligaments.

2017 · 1 incident

June 19, 2017 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on a walkway on the crushing plant. EE ducked down to walk under a conveyor, and when ee stood up ee felt a "pop" in knee. It didn't bother ee until ee got home, when ee felt pain when trying to bend leg.

2014 · 2 incidents

November 10, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Mechanic had just completed brake job on company 3/4 ton GM van. He had removed the jack stands from the rear axle. He had the hydraulic jack under the center of the axle. He was lying on a creeper and turned the handle to release the jack. The jack came down fast and the handle smashed his wrist onto the shop floor.

January 25, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was pulling on a lever to release the fifth wheel and lost his footing. He slipped and bashed his chest on the fender of the tractor, knocking the wind out of himself and tearing cartilage from a rib.

2013 · 2 incidents

May 24, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Cut finger while installing inner air filter on Liebherr 586 loader.

May 1, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was in the woods gathering stone for a stone wall and contacted poison oak.

2012 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a piece of pipe on a chain binder and the pipe slipped and hit him in the head.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working shoveling material out of in-ground truck scale. He was climbing ladder out of scale and twisted knee.

August 1, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by flying object

While using a weed whacker employee, who was wearing safety glasses, got a piece of metal in his eye. Abrasion to the eye.

2008 · 1 incident

December 18, 2008 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning stone out of a screen with a pry bar. The bar jammed and the chisel end of the bar cut through his glove and into his hand.

2005 · 1 incident

July 15, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Fall from machine

PLANT OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WALLS OF HOPPER, HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE HOPPER.