Mining Incidents

LITCHFIELD SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Litchfield, Hillsborough County, NH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700251

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
101
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,532
proposed penalties
$14,313
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 9,990 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 12,105 2 1 165.2
2025 Q2 11,218 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,936 4 0 576.7
2024 Q4 10,697 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,342 8 0 773.5
2024 Q2 8,799 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,279 2 0 378.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2024 · 1 incident

July 30, 2024 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was changing cone liners on crusher. Had fingers in wrong spot. Crush injury to fingers between two pieces of metal.

2013 · 3 incidents

September 16, 2013 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Paving Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was doing repair on crusher - was swinging sledgehammer when he missed his target and hit his finger against metal surface.

May 9, 2013 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Paving Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was adjusting scraper on mud machine with a wrench - his hand slipped off the wrench and his elbow hit metal on the catwalk.

May 1, 2013 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a bearing; was holding chisel in right hand when thumb got hit between the hammer and bearing.

2012 · 1 incident

March 1, 2012 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Paving Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

During snowstorm, employee was walking across yard to get a shovel, slipped and fell on his back.

2011 · 1 incident

July 7, 2011 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Paving Inc · Fall from machine

EE was climbing down on the ladder from his rock truck and lost his footing and fell to the ground.

2009 · 1 incident

February 26, 2009 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Continental Paving Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee filled sandblasting machine and was bringing it back to shop when he slipped and fell. The machine landed on his foot.

2008 · 1 incident

August 6, 2008 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in generator bldg changing an air filter and some debris got in his eye.

2007 · 1 incident

September 29, 2007 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Continental Paving Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning scale when he started to feel dizzy and light headed. His supervisor noticed his color was bad, and called an ambulance. He suffered a heart attack.

2006 · 1 incident

June 29, 2006 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Continental Paving Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped down off a ladder onto a loose rock and twisted ankle.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2005 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving a concrete block when he pinched his finger against the block and a piece of steel, lacerating finger tip and nail.

August 11, 2005 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continental Paving Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on a ladder to move a hopper that was being placed on the crusher, and felt his left knee give out.

2002 · 1 incident

September 16, 2002 NH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
Continental Paving Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOWING LAWN AND COLLAPSED.

2001 · 1 incident