On 7/27/2017, it was reported our company by Industrial Hearing Testing, a company engaged to evaluate hearing test results that, an employee had incurred a reportable hearing loss of which the employee was notified. (Employee was retested on 8/30/2017) Employee was placed on the MSHA Log, but this was overlooked and not reported at the time.
POCHASSIC SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT 32 Metal/Non-Metal
JOHN S LANE & SON
· Surface
Controlled by
Peckham Industries Inc
Westfield,
Hampden County,
MA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900661
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002–2017
- Latest incident
- Jul 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
63
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,602
proposed penalties
$6,602
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 | 1,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,552 | 1 | 0 | 644.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,975 | 1 | 0 | 506.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,362 | 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
4 on file2017 · 1 incident
July 27, 2017
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2013 · 1 incident
October 28, 2013
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Struck by flying object
Worker was using a grinder to prepare metal to be welded when an airborne metal particle flew into his eye and became imbedded. Worker was wearing safety glasses. The particle had to be removed by a doctor.
2007 · 1 incident
April 3, 2007
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects
While shoveling stone during installation of new pipe between 2 settling ponds, worker experienced low back pain. He was able to return to his regular job as a truck driver after one missed day of work.
2002 · 1 incident
September 13, 2002
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE EXPERIENCED NECK & LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING HEAVY ROCK.