Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant: 137 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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 2008
137
citations
31
significant & substantial
$42,429
proposed penalties
$42,244
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $185 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
33
inspections on record
684
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: 684 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant has $42K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.$42K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
137 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-02-23.
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.22.6%
significant & substantial
7.3%
high negligence or reckless
22.6%
reasonably likely or greater
56.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.9% low, 51.8% moderate, 7.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
27
citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
- Settled 25 · 93%
- Stood as issued 2 · 7%
90%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
1%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $13K 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 2016-07-26.
Contested penalties
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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 2016-0117 | Settlement | Miller | 2016 | $10K → $10K |
| YORK 2012-284M | Default | Lesnick | 2013 | $2K → $2K |
| YORK 2010-207M | Settlement | 2010 | $775 → $590 | |
| YORK 2010-332M | Settlement | Koutras | 2011 | $385 → $385 |
| YORK 2009-64M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $300 → $300 |
| YORK 2015-0015 | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2015 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2019-11-08, 6 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8
- Respirable dust, <.1mg4
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
- Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (29)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-08 | Arsenic fumes | 0 | 500 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Zinc oxide fumes | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Vanadium fumes | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Nickel fumes | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Molybdenum fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Manganese fumes | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Magnesium oxide fumes | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Lead fumes | 0 | 150 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Iron oxide fumes | 0.01 | 10 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Copper fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Cobalt fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Chromium, insoluble | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Cadmium oxide fumes | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-08 | Beryllium fumes | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | Welder, etc. |
| 2019-11-07 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2016-09-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.36 | 0.77 | 0.47 | Cleanup Man |
| 2016-09-14 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2016-09-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | 0.84 | 0.25 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2015-06-10 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.13 | Shovel Operator | ||
| 2015-06-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.62 | 0.91 | 0.68 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2013-09-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | 0.85 | 0.40 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2013-09-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2013-09-10 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.27 | 1.97 | 0.14 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2013-09-10 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.31 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2013-09-10 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.24 | Jackhammer Operator | ||
| 2010-01-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | 1.29 | 0.11 | Truck Driver |
| 2010-01-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.46 | 1.28 | 0.36 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2010-01-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Backhoe Operator | ||
| 2010-01-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.22 | 0.81 | 0.27 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
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.
Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
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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 1.95 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Connecticut, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2015 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 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
- New England Materials LLC 2007 to 2019
- Rockhead LLC 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2008 | 15 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant sits in Hampton city, Virginia, 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.Hampton city, Virginia · Population 137,334
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$67,758
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q2 | 2,965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,849 | 5 | 0 | 2704.2 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,795 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,102 | 8 | 2 | 3805.9 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q3 | 6,476 | 3 | 0 | 463.2 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,303 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,541 | 2 | 0 | 440.4 |
| 2017 Q4 | 7,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 7,656 | 2 | 0 | 261.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,599 | 9 | 3 | 1607.4 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,415 | 16 | 5 | 2157.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 6,058 | 15 | 6 | 2476.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,001 | 6 | 1 | 999.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,950 | 6 | 4 | 1519.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,248 | 6 | 0 | 1143.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,975 | 11 | 0 | 1841.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,160 | 3 | 2 | 487.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,902 | 6 | 1 | 1016.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 6,184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,479 | 2 | 1 | 365.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,495 | 1 | 0 | 182.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 6,473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,734 | 12 | 3 | 2092.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,606 | 6 | 1 | 1070.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,247 | 2 | 1 | 381.2 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,185 | 5 | 1 | 1194.7 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,417 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 5,303 | 3 | 0 | 565.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 6,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 4,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.