Mining Incidents

Mitchell Materials- Winchester Metal/Non-Metal

Winchester NH, Cheshire County, NH  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2700448

Mitchell Materials- Winchester has $65K 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
2015–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
120
citations
32
significant & substantial
$65,122
proposed penalties
$31,904
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,218 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
31
inspections on record
545
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: 545 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mitchell Materials- Winchester has $65K 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-07.
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
2025 Q4 2,829 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,222 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,363 2 0 594.7
2025 Q1 1,212 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,576 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,701 7 1 4115.2
2024 Q2 1,591 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,110 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,109 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,558 6 0 1686.3
2023 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,113 4 1 972.5
2022 Q3 5,651 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,871 2 1 696.6
2022 Q1 3,135 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,795 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,665 5 1 1364.3
2021 Q2 3,710 3 1 808.6
2021 Q1 1,106 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 768 2 1 2604.2
2020 Q3 2,033 1 0 491.9
2020 Q2 1,305 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 923 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,771 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,640 2 1 757.6
2019 Q2 2,486 6 1 2413.5
2019 Q1 2,315 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,576 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,127 6 5 1170.3
2018 Q2 2,540 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,427 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,275 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,676 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,712 4 0 2336.4
2017 Q1 1,523 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,938 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,084 10 0 1967.0
2016 Q2 3,588 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,023 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,586 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,978 3 2 754.1
2015 Q2 3,244 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,181 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,364 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,642 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,281 7 3 2133.5
2014 Q1 759 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,738 2 0 1150.7
2013 Q3 1,927 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,567 9 4 5743.5
2013 Q1 396 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,865 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,865 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,628 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,939 19 6 9798.9
2011 Q3 676 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 246 16 4 65040.7
2011 Q1 132 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 27, 2023 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mitchell Materials, LLC. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Injured party was working to repair a leaking hydraulic fitting. When disassembling the fitting, the O-ring failed spraying EE with hot, pressurized fluid.

2019 · 1 incident

May 24, 2019 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mitchell Sand & Gravel LLC · Fall from machine

shoveling hopper when conveyor moved due to weight change, lost balance and fell backwards landing on ground

2018 · 1 incident

June 4, 2018 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mitchell Sand & Gravel LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Cleaning gravel out of trailer. Slipped off top of trailer ladder and right side hit rails. Lost balance and fell into the trailer.

2015 · 1 incident

September 11, 2015 NH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mitchell Sand & Gravel LLC · Struck against stationary object

Daily inspection and greasing of conveyors, had hand near a screen that had a protruding sharp metal piece and caught his wedding ring on the metal and cut his ring finger.

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