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PLANT 2: 128 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Rawson Materials · Surface
PUTNAM, Windham County, CT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0600596

PLANT 2 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $604 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
128
citations
26
significant & substantial
$18,029
proposed penalties
$17,375
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $654 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rawson Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
953
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: 953 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PLANT 2 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $604 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$604
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $350 in penalties contested before the Commission, $300 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-26.
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.
20.3%
significant & substantial
3.1%
high negligence or reckless
21.9%
reasonably likely or greater
42.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 34.4% low, 62.5% moderate, 3.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
0%
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%
14%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$350 proposed, $300 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 2012-05-15.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK 2011-270M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $200 → $200
YORK 2012-164M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $150 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2026-05-22
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg18
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
  • Arsenic fumes1
  • Beryllium fumes1
Show the individual readings (34)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-05-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.6 0.23 Utility Man
2026-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-03-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2021-03-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-07-12 Copper fumes 0.58 100 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Iron oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-07-12 Arsenic fumes 0.19 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2015-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-07-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-07-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-12-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-12-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2006-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2006-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2006-03-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-03-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.43 0.37 Dry Screen Plant 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.

PLANT 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.

Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Connecticut, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.10 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
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. R A Rawson Sand & Gravel Inc 1981 to 2001
  2. West Putnam Sand & Gravel Inc 2001 to 2002
  3. Rawson Materials 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 12
2025 11
2024 19
2023 15
2022 20
2021 13
2020 11
2019 10
2018 12
2017 10
2016 9
2015 8
2014 8
2013 6
2012 9
2011 8
2010 7
2009 9
2008 6
2007 7
2006 10
2005 11
2004 7
2003 7
2002 6
2001 5
2000 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PLANT 2 sits in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut · Population 95,829
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$87,564
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 5,452 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 5,010 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,562 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,847 4 0 825.3
2025 Q2 3,874 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,230 2 0 619.2
2024 Q4 3,923 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,022 2 1 398.2
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 5,189 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,629 4 0 710.6
2023 Q4 4,047 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,202 2 0 384.5
2023 Q2 5,160 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,633 3 0 532.6
2022 Q4 5,852 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,189 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,660 3 0 346.4
2022 Q1 6,208 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,424 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,581 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,737 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,318 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,254 1 0 190.3
2020 Q3 6,148 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,350 1 0 229.9
2020 Q1 2,828 2 0 707.2
2019 Q4 5,532 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,823 3 2 622.0
2019 Q2 4,477 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,816 1 0 262.1
2018 Q4 4,233 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,202 1 0 161.2
2018 Q2 5,897 1 0 169.6
2018 Q1 5,521 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,984 2 1 401.3
2017 Q3 3,871 4 1 1033.3
2017 Q2 4,661 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,151 3 0 582.4
2016 Q4 6,595 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,046 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,988 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,518 1 0 181.2
2015 Q4 4,839 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,424 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,113 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,291 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,969 2 1 402.5
2014 Q2 6,051 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,184 2 0 915.8
2013 Q4 2,490 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,340 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,042 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,409 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,878 3 0 615.0
2012 Q3 5,972 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,170 1 0 239.8
2012 Q1 5,190 3 0 578.0
2011 Q4 5,141 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,311 2 0 376.6
2011 Q1 3,195 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,948 1 0 253.3
2010 Q3 3,418 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,968 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,170 1 0 193.4
2009 Q4 4,941 3 2 607.2
2009 Q3 5,714 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,833 3 0 514.3
2009 Q1 5,779 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,361 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,949 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,259 1 0 234.8
2008 Q1 4,547 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,656 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,619 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,363 1 0 229.2
2007 Q1 3,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,554 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,565 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,304 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,604 5 1 892.2
2005 Q4 4,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,711 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,977 2 1 286.7
2005 Q1 3,934 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,839 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,670 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,071 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,756 2 0 1139.0
2003 Q4 3,135 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,042 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,184 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,240 2 0 617.3
2002 Q4 4,500 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,177 5 3 965.8
2002 Q2 4,395 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,917 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,566 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,470 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,737 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,762 8 3 2126.5
2000 Q3 3,756 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,867 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,929 4 2 2073.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 5, 2024 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Rawson Materials · Flash burns (welding)

Miner was holding washers in place to be welded and was not wearing a welding helmet for the duration of work, approximately 25 minutes. The witness was roughly 3 feet away and was welding their own washers. A welding helmet was available and the miner was trained on the importance of wearing it.

2006 · 1 incident

April 17, 2006 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawson Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was installing a chute on a return belt. He was using a pry bar to align the bolt holes. He turned to speak with another ee and felt pain in his chest. He reported the incident and was directed to seek medical attention.

2005 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rawson Materials · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped on a stone to get onto excavator tracks to grease machine. He fell off the rock and fell straight down 15+ feet, rolled 10 feet more, came to stop. Other employee found him, brought him to level ground, ambulance took him to the hospital.

January 19, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawson Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing frost from around track idlers on Akerman excavator with a hammer & chisel. A glancing blow off chisel head struck his middle finger on left hand against track frame, resulting in a deep cut & bruises to his finger.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rawson Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off excavator and ankle rolled on uneven ground causing a sprain.

June 17, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rawson Materials · Struck by falling object

One employee was removing clamp from spring bar on screen tower. He dropped one-half of the clamp. The clamp hit the catwalk and fell through hitting two employees on the head.

2002 · 1 incident

October 19, 2002 CT · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rawson Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THERE WAS A LOG JAM OF ROCKS ON TOP OF THE GRATEOVER THE HOPPER THAT FEEDS THE PLANT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SOME OF THEM, A STONE FELL THROUGH THE GRATE BENDING HIS RIGHT FOOT OVER TH E RAIL. A SPRAINED FOOT WAS THE RESULT.