Mining Incidents

Worcester Sand & Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Shrewsbury, Worcester County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900956

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
385
citations
122
significant & substantial
$470,757
proposed penalties
$337,864
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 4,320 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,840 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,728 9 2 5208.3
2025 Q1 8,100 2 0 246.9
2024 Q4 8,721 1 0 114.7
2024 Q3 7,790 3 0 385.1
2024 Q2 5,938 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,231 3 0 481.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 24, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDER WAS WELDING ON PLANT, A PIECE OF METAL SPARKED OFF AND WENT INTO HELMET FROM ABOVE, AND HIT WELDER IN THE EYE SEARING HIS INNER EYE LEFT EYE LID AND ADHERING THE METAL FRAGMENT TO THE INNER EYE LID.

2001 · 1 incident

June 13, 2001 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURN ON HIS ARM FROM A FLASH BACK OF FUSE BOX.