Mining Incidents

Falls Village Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Fall Village, Litchfield County, CT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600006

Falls Village Quarry has $8K 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
12
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
63
citations
12
significant & substantial
$8,468
proposed penalties
$8,468
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
380
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: 380 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Falls Village Quarry has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 1,317 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,065 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,399 5 0 2084.2
2012 Q1 1,983 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,887 3 0 1589.8
2011 Q3 1,957 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,837 5 1 2721.8
2011 Q1 1,039 2 0 1924.9
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4 2,609 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,033 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,142 5 0 2334.3
2010 Q1 995 2 1 2010.1
2009 Q4 2,935 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,873 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,664 8 3 3003.0
2009 Q1 2,041 1 0 490.0
2008 Q4 3,661 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,516 6 2 1706.5
2008 Q2 2,959 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,573 1 0 388.7
2007 Q4 2,166 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,516 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,597 2 1 770.1
2007 Q1 1,944 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,041 2 0 979.9
2006 Q3 2,598 2 0 769.8
2006 Q2 2,886 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,415 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,440 2 1 819.7
2005 Q3 2,808 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,203 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,324 1 0 300.8
2004 Q4 3,454 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,844 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,201 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,887 2 1 692.8
2003 Q4 3,239 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,687 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,047 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,135 1 0 468.4
2002 Q4 1,987 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,063 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,316 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,057 6 2 2916.9
2001 Q4 2,168 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,054 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,240 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,904 6 0 2066.1
2000 Q4 2,923 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,104 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,104 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,644 1 0 378.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1998 · 1 incident

May 1, 1998 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BAGGING LIMESTONE-LIFTING BAG-STRAINED BACK.

1996 · 1 incident

January 31, 1996 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING DOWN A STAIR CASE WHEN THEN HIS ANKLE FOLDED CAUSING HIS FOOT TO CATCH BETWEEN BOTTOM OF STAIR AND LANDING, INJURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1994 · 1 incident

March 24, 1994 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING PRIMARY CRUSHER AND CRUSHED TIP OF FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS.

1990 · 1 incident

March 27, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD DISCOMFORT WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS TOLD HE HAD HERNIA ON 3/27/90-WAS RETERED TO SECOND DOCTOR WHO SCHEDULED HIM FOR SURGERY ON 4/9/90 & TOLD HE COULD WORK LIGHT DUTY IN THE MEANTIME. HE WORKED THRU 4/6/90 & HAD SURGERY ON 4/9/90.

1989 · 1 incident

August 14, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING STONE IN PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH IRON BAR WITH ATTACHED WEDGE. BAR CAUGHT WRENCHING SHOULDER.

1988 · 2 incidents

May 10, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DESCRIPTION BY EMPLOYER IDLER ROLL ON BELT CONVEYOR WAS STUCK AND EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN CONVEYOR PINCHED AND BRUISED LEFT HAND

March 29, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEES FIRST DAY ON JOB-WAS BEING CHECKED AS A TRUCK DRIVER-HE STEPPED DOWN FROM CAB OF TRUCK ON A SMALL STONE TURNING & SPRAINING HIS ANKLE

1987 · 1 incident

June 23, 1987 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BA1GING LIMESTONE AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 15, 1986 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS PLACING350 LB BAGS ON PALLETS AND SAID HE FELT KINK IN HIS BACK

February 20, 1986 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING SPILLED MATERIAL FROM FLOOR WITH A HAND SHOVEL AND SAID HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK. CONTINUED WORKING 2 20 86 AND 2 21 86 NOTIFIED FOREMAN ON 2 21 86 AFTER COMPLETING D AYS WORK. 3

1985 · 1 incident

December 9, 1985 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING AN ARC WELDER HE FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIELD HIS EYES CAUSING EYE IRRITATION.

1983 · 1 incident

August 19, 1983 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Conklin Limestone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT ON HAMMERMILL WITH A HAND WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED FROM BOLT INJURING TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND

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