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Worcester Sand & Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Shrewsbury, Worcester County, MA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1900956

Worcester Sand & Stone has $471K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
396
citations
123
significant & substantial
$470,757
proposed penalties
$337,864
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $132,893 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
84
inspections on record
1,542
inspection hours
25.7
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.
396 citations across 1,542 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Worcester Sand & Stone has $471K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 20 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.
$471K
proposed penalties
$339K
current assessed
$338K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
372 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.
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 4,320 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,840 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,728 9 2 5208.3
2025 Q1 8,100 2 0 246.9
2024 Q4 8,721 1 0 114.7
2024 Q3 7,790 3 0 385.1
2024 Q2 5,938 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,231 3 0 481.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,112 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,208 1 1 827.8
2023 Q2 8,786 4 1 455.3
2023 Q1 2,848 5 0 1755.6
2022 Q4 1,992 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 19,650 6 0 305.3
2022 Q2 9,857 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,229 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 9,666 5 2 517.3
2021 Q3 7,880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,982 2 0 222.7
2021 Q1 8,174 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,924 1 0 126.2
2020 Q3 8,156 6 0 735.7
2020 Q2 8,035 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,277 1 0 233.8
2019 Q4 9,088 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,742 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,594 4 0 416.9
2019 Q1 9,487 2 0 210.8
2018 Q4 9,496 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,155 2 0 218.5
2018 Q2 8,449 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,831 2 0 255.4
2017 Q4 9,892 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,942 3 1 251.2
2017 Q2 10,456 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 9,865 4 0 405.5
2016 Q4 11,016 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 11,546 5 3 433.1
2016 Q2 11,177 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,477 6 1 707.8
2015 Q4 9,534 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,132 15 4 1480.5
2015 Q2 8,541 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,011 30 11 4990.9
2014 Q4 9,419 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,357 5 3 534.4
2014 Q2 8,823 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,979 7 2 877.3
2013 Q4 10,563 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 9,481 7 5 738.3
2013 Q2 8,024 35 13 4361.9
2013 Q1 6,136 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 8,581 43 16 5011.1
2012 Q3 8,344 6 2 719.1
2012 Q2 7,746 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 8,281 23 12 2777.4
2011 Q4 9,366 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,296 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,645 6 1 694.0
2011 Q1 6,537 4 0 611.9
2010 Q4 7,994 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,690 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,239 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,055 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,735 18 10 1849.0
2009 Q3 10,775 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,095 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,045 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 11,585 13 3 1122.1
2008 Q3 10,829 4 1 369.4
2008 Q2 10,388 7 1 673.9
2008 Q1 8,667 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,650 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,204 9 2 1729.4
2007 Q2 7,724 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,891 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,194 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,747 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,603 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,301 4 2 547.9
2005 Q4 15,170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,670 14 5 1825.3
2005 Q2 6,820 1 0 146.6
2005 Q1 3,028 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,967 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,049 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,150 11 6 2650.6
2004 Q1 4,235 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,583 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,285 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,288 16 7 3731.3
2003 Q1 3,901 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,196 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,914 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,686 4 0 853.6
2002 Q1 4,568 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,892 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,818 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,763 14 4 2939.3
2001 Q1 4,682 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,829 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,395 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,006 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,802 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 24, 2005 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDER WAS WELDING ON PLANT, A PIECE OF METAL SPARKED OFF AND WENT INTO HELMET FROM ABOVE, AND HIT WELDER IN THE EYE SEARING HIS INNER EYE LEFT EYE LID AND ADHERING THE METAL FRAGMENT TO THE INNER EYE LID.

2001 · 1 incident

June 13, 2001 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURN ON HIS ARM FROM A FLASH BACK OF FUSE BOX.

1998 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

July 20, 1996 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED MAN WAS WORKING AT HIS JOB AS A MECHANICWHILE WORKING ON DUMP TRUCK, HE SLIPPED OFF BATTERY BOX WHILE CLIMBING ON TO THE TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND.

1991 · 1 incident

January 16, 1991 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS WORKING ON A DOZER AT HIS JOB OF MECHANIC. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER.

1988 · 1 incident

December 29, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJ WALKING AROUND PLANT AREA..SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND HURTING RIGHT HAND.

1983 · 1 incident

December 9, 1983 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worcester Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

IT WAS A COLD ICEY DAY, HE HAD SPILLED GAS ON HIS CLOTHING AFTER HAVING GASSED UP THE CRANE. THEN HE WENT TO THE SAND & GRA V EL PLANT, WHERE A FIRE HAD BEEN STARTED TO THAW OUT SOME MACHINE RY HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL INTO THE FIRE, HIS CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HE WAS BURNED

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