LITCHFIELD SAND & GRAVEL has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1992–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
18
significant & substantial
$16,834
proposed penalties
$14,615
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,219 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: 742 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 SAND & GRAVEL has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-18.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Still open
1 · 50%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2025-11-17.
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: 2022-02-23, 4 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
19
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Aluminum oxide fumes1
Show the individual readings (33)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-02-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.62
0.16
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-07-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.44
1.05
0.42
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-07-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.7
0.21
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-07-24
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.27
Truck Driver
2008-05-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2008-05-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.43
0.30
Utility Man
2007-08-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2007-08-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2007-08-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.76
0.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-06-21
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Titanium dioxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Aluminum oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Copper fumes
3.63
100
0.04
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Iron oxide fumes
0.1
10
0.01
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Lead fumes
0.36
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2005-06-21
Manganese fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2004-07-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.71
Truck Driver
2004-07-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
1.29
0.11
Backhoe Operator
2004-07-29
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.45
2.12
0.68
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-07-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-07-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
Drill Operator, Rotary
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 SAND & GRAVEL 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 Hampshire, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.36 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 *
5.70
5.70
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
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
15
2025
18
2024
15
2023
12
2022
11
2021
14
2020
14
2019
14
2018
16
2017
13
2016
15
2015
14
2014
41
2013
14
2012
14
2011
15
2010
18
2009
16
2008
14
2007
16
2006
20
2005
19
2004
15
2003
6
2002
7
2001
9
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
LITCHFIELD SAND & GRAVEL sits in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire · Population 424,732
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$100,436
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
11,062
2
0
180.8
2026 Q1
5,038
1
0
198.5
2025 Q4
9,990
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
12,105
2
1
165.2
2025 Q2
11,218
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
6,936
4
0
576.7
2024 Q4
10,697
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
10,342
8
0
773.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
8,799
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
5,279
2
0
378.9
2023 Q4
8,140
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
7,579
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
7,551
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
4,861
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
6,678
4
1
599.0
2022 Q3
7,488
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
6,562
3
0
457.2
2022 Q1
4,384
1
0
228.1
2021 Q4
8,438
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
8,447
4
0
473.5
2021 Q2
8,211
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
5,125
3
1
585.4
2020 Q4
9,630
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
9,982
2
1
200.4
2020 Q2
8,382
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,429
1
0
184.2
2019 Q4
9,952
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
11,644
2
0
171.8
2019 Q2
8,270
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,214
1
0
160.9
2018 Q4
10,418
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
10,994
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
10,046
2
1
199.1
2018 Q1
4,601
2
1
434.7
2017 Q4
8,844
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
9,236
5
2
541.4
2017 Q2
8,914
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,791
1
0
263.8
2016 Q4
10,004
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
9,828
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,986
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,190
1
0
192.7
2015 Q4
10,019
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
9,451
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,195
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
3,621
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
8,364
1
0
119.6
2014 Q3
10,230
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
7,163
1
0
139.6
2014 Q1
2,334
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
8,528
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
7,671
2
0
260.7
2013 Q2
8,382
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,591
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
10,178
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
10,449
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
9,081
5
2
550.6
2012 Q1
2,655
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
9,621
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
8,403
2
0
238.0
2011 Q2
10,395
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,344
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
11,000
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
11,386
4
0
351.3
2010 Q2
11,500
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,719
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
10,669
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
11,093
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,691
2
0
206.4
2009 Q1
4,043
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
9,037
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
10,950
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
9,321
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,205
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
10,912
5
1
458.2
2007 Q3
11,328
4
1
353.1
2007 Q2
9,952
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,778
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
12,271
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
11,709
4
0
341.6
2006 Q2
12,877
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,046
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
11,113
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,965
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
8,232
4
1
485.9
2005 Q1
5,113
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
11,023
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
12,626
2
0
158.4
2004 Q2
6,040
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,769
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,702
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,361
9
3
2063.7
2003 Q2
4,087
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,012
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,845
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,197
2
0
384.8
2002 Q2
3,601
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,266
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,080
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
6,441
2
1
310.5
2001 Q2
5,257
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,875
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,219
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,854
3
1
512.5
2000 Q2
5,022
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,866
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2024 · 1 incident
July 30, 2024NH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was cleaning scale when he started to feel dizzy and light headed. His supervisor noticed his color was bad, and called an ambulance. He suffered a heart attack.
2006 · 1 incident
June 29, 2006NH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT