Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from ladders
Employee slipped going down a ladder. Handrails were in place, but gravity off the fall caused employee to smack forehead causing a small laceration that required stitches.
Plourde Sand Hooksett Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Oscar P Plourde
SUNCOOK,
Merrimack County,
NH
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700094
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 2000–2016
- Latest incident
- Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
183
citations
46
significant & substantial
$64,737
proposed penalties
$53,520
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 | 2,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,376 | 1 | 0 | 420.9 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,468 | 3 | 0 | 671.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,931 | 2 | 0 | 508.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,696 | 5 | 1 | 1352.8 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file2016 · 1 incident
2006 · 2 incidents
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee states - wasn't watching and stepped on a piece of steel and rolled ankle.
May 3, 2006
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cutting skirting with utility knife it slipped on rubber and cut his leg.
2004 · 3 incidents
April 1, 2004
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
repairing crusher..chain slipped around wrist(left).
March 31, 2004
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Wet walkway; EE slipped and twisted right knee.
March 2, 2004
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE SHUT HIS FINGER IN LOADER DOOR.
2003 · 1 incident
November 14, 2003
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK-JUMPED DOWN & FELL AGAINST CAGE HOUSING TANKS.
2002 · 4 incidents
April 23, 2002
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS TRYING TO FREE A ROCK THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHUTE. HE SLIPPED AND BRUISED A RIB.
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object
A PIECE OF STONE FLEW AND HIT HIS TOOTH, CAUSINGIT TO CRACK.
February 14, 2002
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND BRUISED HIS RT. THIGH.
January 7, 2002
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from ladders
EE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER WHEN HE TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE AND SHIN.
2001 · 4 incidents
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)
WHILE WELDING THE EMPLOYEE GOT WELDERS FLASH IN HIS EYES.
November 14, 2001
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE INJURED HIS HAND WHILE SHOVELING SQAND. HE SPRAINED HIS HAND AND PULLED A MUSCLE.
August 4, 2001
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE INJURED 3 RIBS WHEN HE WAS CLIMING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE LAODER. HE FELL OFF AND LANDED INTO AN OIL DRAIN BUCKET.
January 15, 2001
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON EDGE OF STATIONARY PLANT.
2000 · 4 incidents
October 5, 2000
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT & GOT HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH A CABLE
June 3, 2000
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH GRATE AT PLANT SITE.
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING OUT A TAIL PULL AND HE HEARD SOMETING SNAP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
April 7, 2000
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plourde Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REMOVING HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN PUMP SLID OUT OF PTO DRIVE CATCHING RIGHT WRIST/ HAND BETWEEN BUCKET AND PUMP, SQUISHING RIGHT HAND/WRIST. NO BROKEN BONES, ONLY BRUISED WRIST.