Rawson Materials · Fall onto or against objects
Tripped over a hose causing miner to fall on pallet of conveyor rollers hitting their ribs and forehead inside the stone building adjacent to the maintenance building.
PLANT 7 Metal/Non-Metal
Rawson Materials
· Surface
Controlled by
Strategic Commercial Realty Inc
Westerly,
Washington County,
RI
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3700183
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2008–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
252
citations
60
significant & substantial
$102,699
proposed penalties
$93,004
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 6,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,348 | 1 | 1 | 187.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,392 | 3 | 1 | 405.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,132 | 1 | 0 | 163.1 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 2 incidents
Rawson Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Shoveling gravel while back filing and the twisting motion caused EE's back to pop.
February 20, 2025
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rawson Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner was placing scrap in recently emptied dumpster while wearing hand protection when EE smashed their right thumb. EE's fingernail became loose and EE's thumb looked split.
2018 · 2 incidents
May 23, 2018
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Rawson Materials · Struck by flying object
Blasted rock was ejected from the blast. 3 buildings and 8 vehicles were hit. Another vehicle with 2 occupants was also hit. They were taken to hospital. injured #1 was released that day. The other was released the next day.
May 23, 2018
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Rawson Materials · Struck by flying object
Blasted rock was ejected from the blast. 3 buildings and 8 vehicles were hit. Another vehicle with 2 occupants was also hit. They were taken to hospital. injured #1 was released that day. The Injured #2 was released the next day.
2016 · 1 incident
August 29, 2016
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Cherenzia Excavation Inc · Struck against a moving object
Employee was operating a loader and was jostled around - resulting in a groin strain,
2015 · 1 incident
Cherenzia Excavation Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee had a confrontation with another employee. At this time the injured employee was shoved to the ground by the other person causing him to land on right shoulder.
2009 · 1 incident
October 28, 2009
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherenzia Excavation Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was cutting tie wrap with a utility knife (box cutter), when knife slipped an dcut palm of left hand.
2008 · 2 incidents
Cherenzia Excavation Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Unidentified man found hanging in a tree (apparent suicide).
July 7, 2008
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherenzia Excavation Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pushing a steel plate into place when he felt a pop in his left wrist.