LITCHFIELD QUARRY has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1983–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,955
proposed penalties
$10,396
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $559 gap.
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: 835 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LITCHFIELD QUARRY has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $716 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $716 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-12-09.
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.
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: 2023-06-27, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (31)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2023-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2023-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
Laborer, Bullgang
2023-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.21
1.92
0.63
Laborer, Bullgang
2023-06-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
Laborer, Bullgang
2022-09-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2022-09-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Supervisor, Co. Official
2022-09-21
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-09-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
Cleanup Man
2017-05-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.19
1.72
0.69
Cleanup Man
2017-05-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-05-09
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
1.8
0.27
Cleanup Man
2017-05-09
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2011-05-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.26
10
0.03
Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2011-05-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2011-05-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
1.77
0.15
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-05-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.11
3.01
0.37
Cleanup Man
2005-04-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2005-04-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.6
10
0.06
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.72
10
0.07
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.68
2.3
0.30
Cleanup Man
2005-04-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Truck Driver
2004-09-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.8
2.33
0.34
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-09-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-09-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
1.81
0.17
Cleanup Man
2004-09-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
1.54
0.23
Truck Driver
2003-08-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.32
3.12
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
2.66
0.13
Laborer, Bullgang
2003-08-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
1.95
0.24
Truck Driver
2003-08-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-13
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.
LITCHFIELD QUARRY recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In New York, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.08 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
8.40
8.40
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
6.85
0.00
0.000
2019 *
6.48
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
16
2025
14
2024
16
2023
18
2022
17
2021
12
2020
12
2019
12
2018
11
2017
12
2016
11
2015
12
2014
12
2013
12
2012
11
2011
21
2010
11
2009
11
2008
11
2007
11
2006
10
2005
12
2004
11
2003
9
2002
10
2001
9
2000
10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
LITCHFIELD QUARRY sits in Herkimer County, New York, 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.
Herkimer County, New York · Population 59,932
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$68,858
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
7,766
5
0
643.8
2026 Q1
3,577
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
2,879
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
5,985
6
1
1002.5
2025 Q2
7,489
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,655
1
0
273.6
2024 Q4
3,594
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
7,687
1
0
130.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
7,291
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
3,824
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
3,894
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
7,819
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
8,545
2
1
234.1
2023 Q1
4,584
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,061
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
7,757
2
0
257.8
2022 Q2
7,832
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
4,152
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
4,573
1
0
218.7
2021 Q3
8,042
1
0
124.3
2021 Q2
5,033
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,279
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,413
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
9,750
3
1
307.7
2020 Q2
8,675
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
4,370
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
7,613
6
2
788.1
2019 Q3
10,391
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
8,592
2
0
232.8
2019 Q1
4,263
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,262
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
10,437
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
8,292
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
3,409
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,879
2
0
290.7
2017 Q3
10,083
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
8,166
1
0
122.5
2017 Q1
2,970
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,833
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
9,875
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,207
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,259
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
7,576
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
9,703
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
9,096
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
3,445
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,416
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
11,308
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
10,141
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4,456
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,413
1
0
134.9
2013 Q3
10,565
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
9,865
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,067
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
7,779
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,171
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,875
4
0
507.9
2012 Q1
3,130
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
6,146
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
15,636
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
14,450
3
1
207.6
2011 Q1
2,198
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,454
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
9,009
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,438
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,487
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,900
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
10,009
5
2
499.6
2009 Q2
8,499
7
0
823.6
2009 Q1
1,657
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,138
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
9,126
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
9,064
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,053
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
8,178
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
10,338
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
11,269
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,891
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
6,768
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
9,037
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
9,120
4
0
438.6
2006 Q1
3,515
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
7,035
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,682
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,616
1
0
94.2
2005 Q1
4,159
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
9,179
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,220
2
0
216.9
2004 Q2
7,684
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,774
2
0
529.9
2003 Q4
8,011
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,864
1
0
112.8
2003 Q2
5,848
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,562
1
0
640.2
2002 Q4
7,178
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,264
1
0
107.9
2002 Q2
8,520
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,562
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,918
3
0
506.9
2001 Q3
8,463
3
0
354.5
2001 Q2
6,021
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,318
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
6,818
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
11,120
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,680
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,618
2
0
763.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2022 · 1 incident
September 12, 2022NY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While throwing a rock into the jaw to help get a big rock out of the crusher employee's hand was smashed between the rock and the I beam in the front of the opening. This caused the skin to open on left thumb.
2016 · 2 incidents
July 29, 2016NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He parked loader and was trying to put window up from platform and he stepped back his right foot got stuck in the top step and he fell to ground. Right ankle fractured in 2 places and crushed heel.
2013 · 1 incident
October 15, 2013NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was removing bolts from the large cover for the blend chute, as he was taking the last bolt out it came down and hit his left thumb and cut it. He received 6 stitches.
EE was trying to put safety pin in slot of rotor when it loosened up enough for the rotor to slide and pinch his finger between the rotor and the wall of the crusher.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE SHOVELING DUST FROM THE CENTER OF THE CATWALK HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS REACH AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.HE WAS NOT LIFTING ANY HEAVY MATERIAL OR PARTS .
1989 · 4 incidents
August 17, 1989NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. WAS NOT AWARE OF LOST TIME UNTIL 7-11-89, INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS FIRST AID ONLY.
EE WAS INJURED 4HEN A 50 TON JACK WAS SUPPORTING A 35 TON EUCLID HAUL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING A CROWBAR THAT THE EE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH TO GRAZE HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS SCALP LACERATING T HE SKIN. 3
1985 · 1 incident
May 31, 1985NY · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL LIFTING STEEL PLATE AND FELT SOME STRAIN.AN INJUINAL HERNIA RESULTED.EMPL DIDNT MENTION INJURY TO FOREMAN UNTIL 1 WK AFTER INCIDENT TOOK PLACE.NEXT REPORT FROM EMPL WAS DAY AFTER HE VISIT ED DR.5-7-84.CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-15-84.
1983 · 2 incidents
September 29, 1983NY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverEXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS