Mining Incidents

Portable Plant 904 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cary G Whipple
NEWPORT, Sullivan County, NH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700333

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
133
citations
35
significant & substantial
$47,811
proposed penalties
$36,467
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 3,133 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,571 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,243 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,835 1 0 260.8
2024 Q4 4,261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,719 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,623 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 3,540 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2021 · 1 incident

December 16, 2021 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
United Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

Driver was hauling from crusher to stockpiles, EE was shifting gears on a down grade. The motor was over revved and EE couldn't get it back in gear. EE was unable to slow down for corner and went off the road.

2018 · 1 incident

October 16, 2018 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Construction Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking hydraulic fluid on machine, stepped off track onto hammer, slipped and hit head on track and scraped left leg.

2015 · 1 incident

July 6, 2015 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Construction Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was assisting changing screen(s) on portable crushing plant and experienced weakness and pain after parts were in place

2014 · 1 incident

August 27, 2014 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
United Construction Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee complained of chest pain. Ambulance was called and he was brought to New London Hospital where they discovered his blood pressure was extremely high. They brought it under control and he was released the same day.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 3, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
United Construction Corp · Struck by flying object

THE EE WAS STANDING ON THE CRUSHER OPERATOR PLATFORM WHEN THE LOADER DUMPED A LOAD OF ROCK INTO THE HOPPER. A ROCK HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER CAUSING A PIECE TO BREAK OFF WHICH STRUCK THE EE O N THE BREAST BONE CAUSING A SMALL SKIN TEAR AND A MINUTE AMOUNT OF BLEEDING.

April 21, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
United Construction Corp · No Value Found

OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF EXITING BOX ON THE CONVEYER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CONVEYER BRACING. RESULTING INJURY WAS DISLOCATION OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Construction Corp · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BUILT-UP MATERIAL FROM BENEATH THE CRUSHER WHEN MATERIAL LOOSENED, HIS RIGHT FOREARM WAS LACERATED ON THE EDGE OF THE DOOR FRAME. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE RESULTING WOUND.