PAUL NICHOLS Metal/Non-Metal
NICHOLS SAND & GRAVEL
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul D Nichols
Hinsdale,
Berkshire County,
MA
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1901187
PAUL NICHOLS has $5K 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
42
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,778
proposed penalties
$4,778
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
22
inspections on record
239
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: 239 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PAUL NICHOLS has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 716 | 1 | 0 | 1396.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 716 | 3 | 0 | 4189.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 960 | 2 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2022 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 480 | 1 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2020 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 480 | 3 | 0 | 6250.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 480 | 3 | 0 | 6250.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 960 | 1 | 0 | 1041.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 580 | 4 | 0 | 6896.6 |
| 2017 Q2 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 480 | 1 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2015 Q3 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 400 | 3 | 1 | 7500.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 7142.9 |
| 2012 Q3 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 490 | 1 | 1 | 2040.8 |
| 2012 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 400 | 5 | 1 | 12500.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 500 | 4 | 0 | 8000.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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