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HOPKINS HILL QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joseph R Vinagro
Coventry, Washington County, RI  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3700202

HOPKINS HILL QUARRY has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $805 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
114
citations
15
significant & substantial
$23,180
proposed penalties
$19,746
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,434 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
49
inspections on record
839
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 839 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HOPKINS HILL QUARRY has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $805 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$23K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$805
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 9,103 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,383 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,472 4 1 894.5
2024 Q4 8,084 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,782 2 1 185.5
2024 Q2 6,636 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,917 0 0 0.0
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 3,422 3 1 876.7
2023 Q1 2,036 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,005 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,350 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,529 2 0 306.3
2022 Q1 3,474 1 0 287.9
2021 Q4 6,498 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,199 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,866 5 0 1027.5
2021 Q1 3,762 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,844 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,118 2 0 390.8
2020 Q2 4,222 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,560 2 0 438.6
2019 Q4 6,324 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,234 10 0 1910.6
2019 Q2 5,498 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,869 8 0 1643.0
2018 Q4 5,685 1 0 175.9
2018 Q3 5,424 1 0 184.4
2018 Q2 5,748 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,635 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,788 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,084 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,262 5 3 950.2
2017 Q1 4,910 2 0 407.3
2016 Q4 5,609 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,295 1 0 158.9
2016 Q2 6,460 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,980 1 0 200.8
2015 Q4 5,956 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,781 2 0 346.0
2015 Q2 5,368 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,217 1 0 237.1
2014 Q4 6,213 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,956 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 6,222 5 0 803.6
2014 Q1 4,613 2 1 433.6
2013 Q4 5,310 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,087 4 0 657.1
2013 Q2 5,894 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,246 4 0 942.1
2012 Q4 5,320 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,969 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,069 1 0 197.3
2012 Q1 4,197 5 0 1191.3
2011 Q4 4,840 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,714 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,147 2 0 388.6
2011 Q1 4,324 1 0 231.3
2010 Q4 5,562 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,925 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 11,192 4 0 357.4
2010 Q1 4,182 2 0 478.2
2009 Q4 6,158 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,988 1 0 167.0
2009 Q2 6,317 11 3 1741.3
2009 Q1 5,431 2 0 368.3
2008 Q4 6,308 7 1 1109.7
2008 Q3 6,581 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,517 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,869 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,651 3 2 451.1
2007 Q3 6,780 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,970 7 2 1004.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

May 23, 2019 RI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A Cardi driver lost control of the crank on the trailer when using it to have the canvas cover the load of material. The crank hit the wrist of the individual and caused multiple scratches to the wrist.

2018 · 1 incident

November 29, 2018 RI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The General Manager was found outside trailer dead from a heart attack. Man was walking, we believe down wooden set of steps and was found laying down on the ground.

2011 · 1 incident

May 18, 2011 RI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was removing the screens from the screener. The screen knocked off the miner's hard hat and caused a small laceration to his head.

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