PINE VALLEY MATERIALS, LLC: 31 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
PINE VALLEY MATERIALS LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Lee K Baldwin; Jared R Denis
MSHA Mine ID: 0600807
PINE VALLEY MATERIALS, LLC has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 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
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,420
proposed penalties
$7,122
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $298 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
17
inspections on record
160
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 160 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PINE VALLEY MATERIALS, LLC has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$298
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.26.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
26.7%
reasonably likely or greater
46.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2026-08-20
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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.1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | 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.
Ownership history
- Colby Excavating, LLC 2018 to 2024
- Pine Valley Materials LLC 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
PINE VALLEY MATERIALS, LLC sits in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut · Population 112,848
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$91,035
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 352 | 1 | 0 | 2840.9 |
| 2021 Q2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q4 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 318 | 1 | 1 | 3144.7 |
| 2020 Q2 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 178 | 8 | 2 | 44943.8 |
| 2019 Q2 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 480 | 1 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 152 | 11 | 5 | 72368.4 |
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.