Mining Incidents

SUGARLEDGE STONE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bryce Ribken
Cummington, Hampshire County, MA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1901136

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
48
citations
14
significant & substantial
$6,391
proposed penalties
$6,391
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 4,658 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,156 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,341 10 4 1872.3
2025 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,405 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,125 4 0 780.5
2024 Q2 5,791 1 0 172.7
2024 Q1 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 file

2022 · 1 incident

August 15, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Left index finger pinched between rock and guillotine. Needed extensive suturing.

2013 · 1 incident

August 16, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Struck against stationary object

employee was walking across yard toward coffee break and stepped on golf ball sized rock, rolling and injuring tendons in his ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

April 21, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working the stone processor and got left ring finger caught between safety guard and a stone. Finger nearly amputated. Middle phalange fractured and dislocated. At this time it is expected that he will not lose the finger.

2004 · 1 incident

September 7, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE MOVED LARGE STONES BY HAND WITHOUT ASKING CO-WORKERS FOR HELP. DEVELOPED GROIN PAIN & HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR & WENT HOME. DR. DIAGNOSED EPIDIDIMITIS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AGGRAVATED BY LIFTING. RETURNED TO WORK 9/15/04 AFTER COMPLETING ANTIBIOTICS & EE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 WEEKS.