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Chieftain Site: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Russell J O'Connor
CANAAN, Litchfield County, CT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600711

Chieftain Site has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
14
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,089
proposed penalties
$1,089
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See O'Connor Brothers Incorporated's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
13
inspections on record
97
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 97 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Chieftain Site has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-09-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
35.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
35.7%
reasonably likely or greater
7.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 21.4% low, 78.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2005-02-16, 21 years ago
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2005-02-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-02-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. O'Connor Brothers Incorporated 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 0
2011 1
2010 1
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 3
2004 2
2003 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Chieftain Site sits in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut · Population 112,848
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$91,035
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 411 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 747 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 492 0 0 0.0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 168 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 193 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 146 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 401 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 273 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,265 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 895 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 340 3 1 8823.5
2008 Q2 162 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 962 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,005 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 549 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 170 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 914 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,112 2 0 1798.6
2006 Q3 157 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 197 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 944 5 3 5296.6
2005 Q4 1,306 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,154 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,655 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,307 2 1 1530.2
2004 Q4 997 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,007 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 873 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,076 2 0 1858.7
2003 Q3 1,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 891 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.