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Danielson Pit & Mill: 97 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Danielson, Windham County, CT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0600225

Danielson Pit & Mill has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–2023
Latest incident
Apr 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
97
citations
14
significant & substantial
$11,745
proposed penalties
$11,745
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ernest Joly & Sons Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
58
inspections on record
815
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: 815 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Danielson Pit & Mill has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $784 in penalties contested before the Commission, $508 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-17.
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.
14.7%
significant & substantial
7.4%
high negligence or reckless
15.8%
reasonably likely or greater
54.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.5% low, 62.1% moderate, 7.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK20000028M Settlement Barbour 2000 $505 → $229
YORK20020044M Default Manning 2002 $279 → $279
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2024-04-17
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz6
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (27)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-04-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-04-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-05-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 Mechanic
2021-05-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-06-10 Cobalt fumes 0.47 300 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Manganese fumes 0.15 5 0.03 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.63 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.78 0.22 Truck Driver
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.97 0.26 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Copper fumes 15.53 300 0.05 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Iron oxide fumes 1.6 20 0.08 Mechanic
2015-06-10 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Mechanic
2012-11-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-11-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.4 0.98 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-12-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-12-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.

Danielson Pit & Mill recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Connecticut, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.32 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 8.92 8.92 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Ernest Joly & Sons Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 8
2025 8
2024 9
2023 9
2022 9
2021 8
2020 9
2019 11
2018 12
2017 11
2016 11
2015 12
2014 11
2013 13
2012 13
2011 13
2010 14
2009 13
2008 15
2007 13
2006 13
2005 14
2004 14
2003 13
2002 12
2001 11
2000 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Danielson Pit & Mill sits in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · Population 95,829
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$87,564
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
2026 Q2 4,264 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 3,810 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,420 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,017 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,600 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,644 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,706 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,813 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,333 3 0 692.4
2024 Q1 4,363 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,305 1 0 232.3
2023 Q3 4,396 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,705 2 1 425.1
2023 Q1 4,658 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,676 2 0 427.7
2022 Q3 4,713 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,920 2 0 510.2
2022 Q1 4,355 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,434 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,674 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,336 1 0 230.6
2021 Q1 3,447 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,715 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,217 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,320 2 0 375.9
2020 Q1 4,510 1 0 221.7
2019 Q4 5,213 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,523 2 0 362.1
2019 Q2 5,224 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,182 1 0 239.1
2018 Q4 5,899 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,271 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,097 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,385 1 0 228.1
2017 Q4 5,885 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,692 3 0 527.1
2017 Q2 5,638 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,120 2 0 485.4
2016 Q4 5,573 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,943 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,510 2 0 363.0
2016 Q1 4,396 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,876 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,076 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,778 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,872 1 0 258.3
2014 Q4 5,592 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,100 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,929 3 0 506.0
2014 Q1 4,230 1 0 236.4
2013 Q4 5,408 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,201 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,004 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,059 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,571 1 0 179.5
2012 Q3 6,236 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,114 4 1 654.2
2012 Q1 4,505 8 2 1775.8
2011 Q4 5,785 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,085 1 0 141.1
2011 Q2 6,883 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,631 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,822 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,669 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,149 4 2 650.5
2010 Q1 3,006 5 0 1663.3
2009 Q4 5,453 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,040 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,661 9 1 1351.1
2009 Q1 4,548 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,520 1 0 133.0
2008 Q3 7,716 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,545 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,583 5 1 1091.0
2007 Q4 6,712 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,939 1 0 144.1
2007 Q2 7,662 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,014 1 0 166.3
2006 Q4 7,465 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,389 9 2 1218.0
2006 Q2 7,705 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,099 2 0 327.9
2005 Q4 7,190 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,955 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,901 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,264 1 0 159.6
2004 Q4 7,789 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,942 7 3 881.4
2004 Q2 7,671 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,161 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,843 3 0 438.4
2003 Q3 9,292 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,057 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,499 2 0 444.5
2002 Q4 6,756 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,510 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,987 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,290 3 1 699.3
2001 Q4 6,460 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,319 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,545 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,198 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,713 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,958 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,374 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,612 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

April 20, 2023 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off excavator and twisted left foot.

2012 · 1 incident

April 10, 2012 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

Set conveyor on processing plant. Employee was standing on conveyor to remove shackles when weld broke and conveyor rolled causing employee to fall approximately seven (7) feet to the ground breaking his right wrist.

1998 · 1 incident

August 11, 1998 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMPANY WAS PROCESSING LARGE ROCK THROUGH PROCESSING PLANT. ROCKS BECAME STUCK BETWEEN FEED HOPPER AND FEEDER. EE PROCEEDED TO USE A JACKHAMMER TO TRY TO BREAK ROCK FREE. EE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A PIECE OF METAL. METAL WAS LODGE IN THE EYE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REMOVED. FULL EXTENT OF INJURY IS NOT YET KNOWN. EYE PROTECTION WAS NOT WORN.

1989 · 1 incident

February 1, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS USING JACK HAMMER TO CUT UP CEMENT ON CRUSHER-THE JACK HAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT HAND TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL ON THE CRUSHER.