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SUGARLEDGE STONE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bryce Ribken
Cummington, Hampshire County, MA  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1901136

SUGARLEDGE STONE QUARRY has $6K 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
4
Years on record
2004–2022
Latest incident
Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
48
citations
14
significant & substantial
$6,391
proposed penalties
$6,391
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
28
inspections on record
399
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: 399 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SUGARLEDGE STONE QUARRY has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-29.
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 4,658 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,156 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,341 10 4 1872.3
2025 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,405 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,125 4 0 780.5
2024 Q2 5,791 1 0 172.7
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,008 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,113 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,261 1 1 306.7
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 3,450 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,509 4 0 887.1
2022 Q2 2,818 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 2,888 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,027 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,547 2 1 563.9
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 3,585 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,583 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,112 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,966 5 0 2543.2
2019 Q3 5,258 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,922 1 0 342.2
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 3,022 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,978 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,439 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 3,000 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,920 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,059 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 2,368 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,322 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,867 1 0 258.6
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 3,403 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,544 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,941 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 2,156 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,206 1 1 311.9
2014 Q2 3,204 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,612 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,640 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,415 3 0 878.5
2013 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,526 1 0 283.6
2012 Q3 3,581 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,784 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,121 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,274 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,859 4 1 1399.1
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 3,315 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,444 2 2 818.3
2010 Q2 2,444 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 2,760 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,357 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,809 3 3 1068.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 2,526 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,258 1 0 306.9
2008 Q2 2,391 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 2,230 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,314 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,972 2 1 672.9
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 2,805 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,233 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,968 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 2,153 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,670 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,169 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 2,111 2 0 947.4
2004 Q3 3,346 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,326 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 15, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Left index finger pinched between rock and guillotine. Needed extensive suturing.

2013 · 1 incident

August 16, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Struck against stationary object

employee was walking across yard toward coffee break and stepped on golf ball sized rock, rolling and injuring tendons in his ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

April 21, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working the stone processor and got left ring finger caught between safety guard and a stone. Finger nearly amputated. Middle phalange fractured and dislocated. At this time it is expected that he will not lose the finger.

2004 · 1 incident

September 7, 2004 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sugarledge Stone Quarry Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE MOVED LARGE STONES BY HAND WITHOUT ASKING CO-WORKERS FOR HELP. DEVELOPED GROIN PAIN & HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR & WENT HOME. DR. DIAGNOSED EPIDIDIMITIS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AGGRAVATED BY LIFTING. RETURNED TO WORK 9/15/04 AFTER COMPLETING ANTIBIOTICS & EE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 WEEKS.

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