Mining Incidents

Keating Quarry and MillMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Lunenberg, Worcester County, MA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1900075
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was de-icing equipment and slipped on ice resulting in 2 fractured ribs.

2025 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee claims they were jarred in the loader while coming down ramp, causing a strain of lumbar region.

Struck by flying object

Employee was repairing a hose and accidentally hit the valve causing water from a pinhole in the hose to spray into EE's left eye.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Warm weather conditions in daylight. Shoveling on catwalk to clear bridged material. Catwalk was free and clear of material where employee was working to clear bridged material in chute.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee claims injury happened sometime during the shift. Employee does not know what task they were performing or what time the injury occurred. Employee did not initially report the injury, it was reported on 08/26/2019 at approximately 11:40 AM.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Worker was inside the garage topping off the loader radiator. He dropped the cap and when he went to reach for it, he jammed it on the radiator and tore a tendon in his left ring finger.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt irritation in his left eye at lunch break after cutting and grinding steel for chutes near Screen #4 area. Looking in mirror he found a piece of steel in his eye. Taken to Occupational Health Facility. Treated and released full duty with opthomological prescription for eye drops. No loss time

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting screen bearing into the manlift when finger became pinched between steel kick plate and screen breaking the first joint, middle finger of left hand. Required stitches

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was lowering man lift when positioning difficulty occurred causing boom to swing right then left which caused employee to lose balance and fall back against the bucket wall injuring his right knee

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE UNPLUGGING STONE BOX #14 WHILE CUTTING OUT PIECE RUST AND DIRT FLEW INTO EYE

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE INSPECTING TROTHING IDLERS ON CONVEYOR #22. AFTER INSPECTING WENT TO REACH FOR HANDRAIL, MISSED, ARM GOT DRAGGED THRU THE IDLER.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS CUTTING BACK BRUSH WITH WEED WACKER, CONTRACTED POISON IVY.

2001 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING TIRE FROM TRUCK. DURRING REMOVAL FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN WHEEL AND STUD CAUSING FRACTURE/LACERATION ON 5TH FINGER LEFT HAND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING MOTORBED BENCH BRUSH STEEL TO CLEAN BOLT THREADS, BOLT SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO CONTACT BRUSH.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING TAIL PULLEY, BEARING SLID OVER AND PINCHED FINGER. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHESAS A PRECAUTION DUE TO PHYSICAL CONDITION AS A DIABETIC. EMPLOYEE ORIGINALLY STATED THAT HE RECE IVED NO STITCHES.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED OUT OF LOADER CAB TO CLEAN WINDOW AND STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF LIGHT BRACKET.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SPRAINED ACHILLES TENDON ON RIGHT FOOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE 1 1/2"" STONE GATE WITH HIS FEET.