Mining Incidents

Mt William Quarry: 68 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

C J Bolton Inc · Surface
Controlled by Christopher J Bolton
Weare, Hillsborough County, NH  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2700394

Mt William 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
2
Years on record
2010–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
68
citations
20
significant & substantial
$8,045
proposed penalties
$8,045
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
41
inspections on record
650
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: 650 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mt William 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
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-08.
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.
29.4%
significant & substantial
1.5%
high negligence or reckless
29.4%
reasonably likely or greater
66.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 73.5% moderate, 1.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2026-06-09
11%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Arsenic fumes2
  • Beryllium fumes2
Show the individual readings (42)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-11-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.96 0.57 3.44 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2026-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-09-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.16 0.23 Backhoe Operator
2011-07-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-12-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.57 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-12-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Copper fumes 0.86 100 0.01 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Iron oxide fumes 0.07 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2006-12-04 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Iron oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Lead fumes 0.12 150 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-12-04 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Supervisor, Co. Official
2004-12-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.85 0.86 0.99 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-11-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.72 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-11-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 2.52 0.25 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.
Ownership history
  1. C J Bolton Inc 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 6
2023 5
2022 5
2021 6
2020 7
2019 6
2018 5
2017 5
2016 5
2015 4
2014 4
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 5
2009 4
2008 3
2007 4
2006 4
2005 5
2004 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mt William Quarry 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 708 5 4 7062.1
2026 Q1 46 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 814 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,035 1 0 966.2
2025 Q2 1,078 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 784 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,038 0 0 0.0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,119 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 193 4 1 20725.4
2023 Q4 707 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,092 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,106 6 2 5425.0
2023 Q1 17 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,508 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,325 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,726 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 269 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,856 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,080 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,675 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 403 1 0 2481.4
2020 Q4 2,388 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,060 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,093 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 357 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,110 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,551 1 1 392.0
2019 Q1 627 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,302 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,773 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,113 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 366 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,434 1 1 410.8
2017 Q3 1,718 6 1 3492.4
2017 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 66 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,395 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,434 1 0 697.4
2016 Q2 1,087 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 276 2 1 7246.4
2015 Q4 1,310 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 728 1 1 1373.6
2015 Q1 30 1 0 33333.3
2014 Q4 442 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 947 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 861 3 0 3484.3
2014 Q1 52 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 527 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 664 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 183 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 804 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 454 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 733 1 0 1364.3
2012 Q1 206 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,024 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 878 2 1 2277.9
2011 Q2 559 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 15 1 0 66666.7
2010 Q4 1,610 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,307 3 1 2295.3
2010 Q2 1,464 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 459 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,066 3 1 2814.3
2009 Q3 805 4 1 4968.9
2009 Q2 644 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 739 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 748 5 1 6684.5
2008 Q2 293 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 125 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 961 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 385 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 38 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 556 11 2 19784.2
2006 Q3 665 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,091 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 731 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 928 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,763 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,043 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 156 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,846 5 1 2708.6
2004 Q3 167 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2014 · 1 incident

July 1, 2014 NH · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
C J Bolton Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Became dehydrated - had a diabetic attack.

2010 · 1 incident

August 4, 2010 NH · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C J Bolton Inc · Struck by flying object

The employee was working in an excavator while another employee was hammering. The excavator was approximately 200 to 300 feet away from the hammer. A small piece broke away from a large rock, flew towards the excavator, hitting the employee under his left eye.