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SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

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

SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVEL has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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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
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,889 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
inspections on record
1,228
inspection hours
19.6
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.
240 citations across 1,228 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SOUTH COUNTY SAND & GRAVEL has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
234 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
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 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
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,404 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,988 5 1 1253.8
2023 Q2 5,212 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,538 8 2 2261.2
2022 Q4 4,363 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,456 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,298 8 0 1510.0
2022 Q1 3,783 4 0 1057.4
2021 Q4 5,117 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,249 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,035 2 0 495.7
2021 Q1 2,063 2 0 969.5
2020 Q4 6,747 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,916 4 2 578.4
2020 Q2 6,707 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,160 2 0 480.8
2019 Q4 5,433 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,931 11 1 1854.7
2019 Q2 5,737 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,588 12 1 2615.5
2018 Q4 5,343 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,723 5 0 873.7
2018 Q2 5,816 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,265 3 1 918.8
2017 Q4 5,068 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,193 3 0 577.7
2017 Q2 5,056 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,894 6 0 2073.3
2016 Q4 5,134 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,718 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,486 6 1 925.1
2016 Q1 3,563 1 0 280.7
2015 Q4 7,144 1 0 140.0
2015 Q3 6,184 9 1 1455.4
2015 Q2 5,712 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,780 4 0 2247.2
2014 Q4 6,454 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,116 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,704 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,027 5 0 4868.5
2013 Q4 6,381 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,308 6 2 951.2
2013 Q2 6,031 9 4 1492.3
2013 Q1 1,932 1 0 517.6
2012 Q4 5,977 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,009 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,718 2 1 423.9
2012 Q1 2,110 2 0 947.9
2011 Q4 5,695 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,149 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,156 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 698 15 1 21490.0
2010 Q4 3,694 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,037 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,192 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 484 3 1 6198.3
2009 Q4 3,218 2 0 621.5
2009 Q3 4,265 24 19 5627.2
2009 Q2 3,871 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 466 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,678 2 0 543.8
2008 Q3 6,257 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,746 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,899 3 0 434.8
2007 Q3 6,656 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,680 6 0 1056.3
2007 Q1 813 2 0 2460.0
2006 Q4 7,029 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,325 7 0 1106.7
2006 Q2 6,608 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 735 6 0 8163.3
2005 Q4 7,677 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,173 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,591 1 0 628.5
2004 Q4 9,308 3 0 322.3
2004 Q3 8,254 1 0 121.2
2004 Q2 6,993 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,247 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,078 12 7 1695.4
2003 Q3 9,136 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,794 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,204 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,861 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,632 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,009 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,947 10 2 2021.4
2001 Q4 9,116 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,978 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,885 2 0 514.8
2000 Q4 7,627 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,589 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,018 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,574 0 0 0.0
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.

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