Mining Incidents

POCHASSIC SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT 32 Metal/Non-Metal

JOHN S LANE & SON · Surface
Controlled by Peckham Industries Inc
Westfield, Hampden County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900661

POCHASSIC SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT 32 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1997–2017
Latest incident
Jul 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
63
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,602
proposed penalties
$6,602
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
477
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: 477 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

POCHASSIC SAND AND GRAVEL PLANT 32 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,235 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,610 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,814 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,552 1 0 644.3
2024 Q4 1,758 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,975 1 0 506.3
2024 Q2 2,096 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,362 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,433 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,398 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,787 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,234 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,005 1 0 498.8
2022 Q3 2,257 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,359 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,527 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,284 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,857 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,604 1 0 384.0
2021 Q1 2,426 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,722 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,780 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,481 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,766 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,820 9 1 3191.5
2019 Q3 3,091 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,735 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,522 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,858 3 0 1049.7
2018 Q3 3,224 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,302 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,438 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,648 1 0 377.6
2017 Q3 3,315 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,770 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,677 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,369 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,228 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,380 2 0 840.3
2016 Q1 2,077 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,435 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,285 14 3 4261.8
2015 Q2 2,749 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,568 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,856 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,202 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,874 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,758 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,722 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,167 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,998 1 0 250.1
2013 Q1 2,315 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,681 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,563 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,450 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,408 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,935 2 0 681.4
2011 Q3 2,689 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,399 4 1 1667.4
2011 Q1 1,870 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,453 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,776 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,078 3 1 974.7
2010 Q1 1,776 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,554 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,592 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,742 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,981 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,306 5 0 1512.4
2008 Q3 3,942 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,004 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,229 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,483 1 0 287.1
2007 Q3 2,924 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,023 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,748 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,753 4 1 1453.0
2006 Q3 2,893 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,922 3 0 1026.7
2006 Q1 2,958 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,246 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,812 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,642 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,017 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,158 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,245 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,325 1 0 300.8
2004 Q1 3,324 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,892 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,304 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,763 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,724 1 0 367.1
2002 Q3 2,837 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,439 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,315 2 1 863.9
2001 Q4 2,852 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,382 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,986 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,416 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,622 2 0 762.8
2000 Q3 2,956 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,267 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,142 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2017 · 1 incident

July 27, 2017 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 7/27/2017, it was reported our company by Industrial Hearing Testing, a company engaged to evaluate hearing test results that, an employee had incurred a reportable hearing loss of which the employee was notified. (Employee was retested on 8/30/2017) Employee was placed on the MSHA Log, but this was overlooked and not reported at the time.

2013 · 1 incident

October 28, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Struck by flying object

Worker was using a grinder to prepare metal to be welded when an airborne metal particle flew into his eye and became imbedded. Worker was wearing safety glasses. The particle had to be removed by a doctor.

2007 · 1 incident

April 3, 2007 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While shoveling stone during installation of new pipe between 2 settling ponds, worker experienced low back pain. He was able to return to his regular job as a truck driver after one missed day of work.

2002 · 1 incident

1997 · 1 incident

November 7, 1997 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
John S Lane & Son Incorporated · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET FROM CRANE WHILE DISASSEMBLING BOOM. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE RIB.

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