Miner says EE was just cleaning up around the guillotine slab and when EE picked up a rock EE felt a "twinge" in EE's lower back. By the time EE drove home EE was in pain and went to hospital. EE didn't report to anyone until the next morning. EE had x-rays and was given a prescription for ibuprofen and a 7 day excused from work note.
HAWLEY ROAD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
ASHFIELD STONE MFG, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Robert J Pratt; Johanne Andersen Pratt
Ashfield,
Franklin County,
MA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1901119
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005–2021
- Latest incident
- Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
52
citations
15
significant & substantial
$9,625
proposed penalties
$9,625
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 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 622 | 1 | 1 | 1607.7 |
| 2024 Q3 | 836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 254 | 3 | 1 | 11811.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 986 | 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
3 on file2021 · 1 incident
September 28, 2021
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ashfield Stone Mfg, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2009 · 1 incident
July 10, 2009
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ASHFIELD STONE LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was about/preparing to clamp a 27" X 72" X 1 1/4" thick slab. Slab was not braced properly. Miner pulled slab against himself, pinched his thumb, moved back away and slab fell toward him. He fell as slab slid down his leg, eventually landing on his boot. His lower leg was fractured.
2005 · 1 incident
August 30, 2005
MA · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ASHFIELD STONE LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was helping to lift an approximately 100 lb stone into pickup truck and strained a lower back muscle