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Rawson Materials Plant #10: 135 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Rawson Materials · Surface
Brooklyn CT, Windham County, CT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600632

Rawson Materials Plant #10 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
135
citations
35
significant & substantial
$54,848
proposed penalties
$54,296
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $552 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rawson Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
840
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: 840 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2012-02-29.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Rawson Materials Plant #10 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
133 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-10.
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.
26.3%
significant & substantial
9.8%
high negligence or reckless
27.1%
reasonably likely or greater
54.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.6% low, 64.7% moderate, 9.8% 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%
67%
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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
10%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $5K 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 2012-07-16.
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 2012-249M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $6K → $5K
YORK20010035M Settlement Feldman 2001 $957 → $957
YORK 2012-250M Settlement Miller 2013 $127 → $127
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: 2022-12-14, 3 years ago
14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
26
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz61 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (38)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.41 0.9 1.57 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-12-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-12-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Mechanic
2022-12-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2020-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-09-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2020-01-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2020-01-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2018-04-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 Mechanic
2018-04-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.43 Mechanic
2018-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-04-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-02-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Arsenic fumes 0.43 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Cobalt fumes 0.02 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Copper fumes 0.29 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.12 10 0.01 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-02-28 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2015-07-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 1.48 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 0.48 0.90 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-05-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.93 0.20 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-06-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.6 0.27 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-06-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-12-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-03-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-11-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2000-11-15 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
  1. R A Rawson Sand & Gravel Inc 1990 to 1999
  2. Jolley Concrete Inc 1999 to 2025
  3. Rawson Materials 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 7
2023 8
2022 8
2021 8
2020 8
2019 9
2018 8
2017 7
2016 7
2015 7
2014 7
2013 7
2012 8
2011 9
2010 8
2009 8
2008 7
2007 8
2006 6
2005 6
2004 6
2003 5
2002 4
2001 4
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Rawson Materials Plant #10 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
2024 Q4 3,377 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,185 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,378 19 10 4339.9
2024 Q1 3,006 1 0 332.7
2023 Q4 4,177 7 1 1675.8
2023 Q3 4,681 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,841 5 1 1032.8
2023 Q1 3,971 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 4,585 6 1 1308.6
2022 Q3 5,313 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,382 2 0 456.4
2022 Q1 2,594 3 1 1156.5
2021 Q4 2,566 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,202 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,122 2 0 485.2
2021 Q1 3,724 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,464 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,712 4 1 848.9
2020 Q2 4,092 3 0 733.1
2020 Q1 3,265 2 0 612.6
2019 Q4 3,553 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,598 5 0 1087.4
2019 Q2 4,867 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,572 3 1 656.2
2018 Q4 4,968 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,969 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,574 4 2 717.6
2018 Q1 2,279 2 0 877.6
2017 Q4 2,583 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,593 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,898 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,530 5 1 1976.3
2016 Q4 2,583 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,512 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,001 1 0 200.0
2016 Q1 2,587 1 0 386.5
2015 Q4 2,612 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,669 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,928 2 2 405.8
2015 Q1 2,482 3 1 1208.7
2014 Q4 2,429 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,544 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,816 3 0 622.9
2014 Q1 2,478 5 1 2017.8
2013 Q4 2,679 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,593 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,299 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,551 1 0 392.0
2012 Q4 2,564 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,157 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,179 4 0 772.3
2012 Q1 3,465 8 5 2308.8
2011 Q4 4,605 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,443 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,361 6 0 1119.2
2011 Q1 3,199 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,028 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,750 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,306 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,720 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,058 2 1 492.9
2009 Q3 4,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,138 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,875 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,290 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,591 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,289 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,090 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,201 2 0 476.1
2007 Q3 4,877 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,233 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,876 2 0 695.4
2006 Q3 3,663 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,896 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,674 1 0 374.0
2005 Q4 3,154 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,535 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,764 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,270 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,458 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,780 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,580 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,724 5 1 1835.5
2003 Q4 2,807 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,174 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,191 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,804 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,152 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,225 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,298 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,826 1 0 547.6
2001 Q4 2,172 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,028 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,392 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,722 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,915 5 3 2611.0
2000 Q3 2,272 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,312 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,890 3 0 1587.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2019 · 1 incident

March 5, 2019 CT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jolley Concrete Inc · Struck by falling object

Cleaning Dump truck body and a piece of frozen mud broke free and hit leg.

2006 · 1 incident

August 23, 2006 CT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Jolley Concrete Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was on catwalk, rotated to face the opposite way & twisted knee. Knee popped.

2005 · 1 incident

June 2, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jolley Concrete Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee said he was shoveling stone about a month ago and felt lower back soreness. He attributed it to doing something he seldom does. It got continually worse and now is under doctor's care.

2004 · 3 incidents

October 12, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jolley Concrete Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was climbing into dump truck and as he pulled himself up his left shoulder popped out.

February 26, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jolley Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RIGGING CHAINS TO PICK UP A SCREEN. HIS BACK WAS TO THE LOADER, AND HE WAS LEANING OVER SCREEN TO ADJUST RIGGING & ANOTHER EE OPENED WINDOW TO EXPLAIN AN OBJECTIVE & THE MONEY POUCH FE LL OUT OF THE WINDOW. THE LOADER WAS OFF & BRAKEWAS ON AS THE EE LEANED OUT TO RETRIEVE THE POUCH, HIS LEG HIT THE BUCKET CONTROL PINNING THE INJ EE.

January 21, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jolley Concrete Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLANT SHUT DOWN FOR SEASON. DOING REPAIRS ON FEEDER CONVEYOR IN SHOP. HE WAS ON LADDER REPLACING SPEED REDUCER. HE STEPPED OFF LADDER ONTO A JAR OF PUTTY LEFT ON FLOOR AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE .

2003 · 1 incident

February 4, 2003 CT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Jolley Concrete Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING IN A CONFINED SPACE WITH HEAD TILTED. WAS WELDING A BRACKET WITH FULL HELMET ON WHEN SPLINTER WENT IN RIGHT EAR.