Mining Incidents

SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Roland J Fiore
Peace Dale, Washington County, RI  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3700076

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
240
citations
53
significant & substantial
$63,436
proposed penalties
$55,547
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 6,726 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,429 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,429 5 1 673.0
2025 Q1 5,811 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,768 2 1 419.5
2024 Q3 3,308 4 1 1209.2
2024 Q2 4,392 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,855 4 2 583.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

August 10, 2023 RI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
South County Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a DeWalt 4 1/2" grinder when it hit something and bounced back and caught EE's left index finger. ER report states "X-ray did not show any evidence of bone injury. EE did sustain a partial tendon laceration."

2011 · 1 incident

May 26, 2011 RI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was cleaning the tailgate area of his dump trailer when his second and third finger of his right hand got caught resulting in two fractured fingers.

2010 · 1 incident

November 1, 2010 RI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The tailgate of the truck did not latch. Driver lifted the tailgate by hand when it slipped and caught his finger. This resulted in an open fracture of the fourth finger on his left hand.

2007 · 1 incident

November 26, 2007 RI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South County Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was hoeing out a chute on the crusher and hurt his back.

2006 · 2 incidents

May 16, 2006 RI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
South County Sand & Gravel · Struck against a moving object

Employee suffered a back strain while running our 980G loader.

January 4, 2006 RI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Contact with hot objects or substances

While the employee was powerwashing our front end loader, the nozzle got stuck inside his boot causing a burn to his left foot.