Mining Incidents

STONY CREEK Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Douglas H Anderson
Branford, New Haven County, CT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0600005

STONY CREEK has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1986–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
181
citations
35
significant & substantial
$29,481
proposed penalties
$22,058
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,423 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
1,024
inspection hours
17.7
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.
181 citations across 1,024 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

STONY CREEK has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
176 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 7,169 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,695 2 0 259.9
2025 Q2 6,542 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,155 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,945 4 1 576.0
2024 Q3 6,749 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,358 2 1 373.3
2024 Q1 5,763 3 0 520.6
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,799 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,515 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,123 3 1 490.0
2023 Q1 6,067 2 1 329.7
2022 Q4 5,599 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,424 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,340 2 0 315.5
2022 Q1 6,279 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,821 3 1 515.4
2021 Q3 5,267 3 0 569.6
2021 Q2 5,122 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,361 13 3 2981.0
2020 Q4 4,660 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,647 6 3 1291.2
2020 Q2 5,239 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,230 3 1 573.6
2019 Q4 5,320 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,688 2 0 426.6
2019 Q2 4,815 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,520 3 0 663.7
2018 Q4 4,471 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,986 9 1 1805.1
2018 Q2 5,597 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,727 2 0 423.1
2017 Q4 5,076 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,649 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,079 2 0 393.8
2017 Q1 4,373 6 1 1372.1
2016 Q4 5,112 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,122 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,424 2 0 584.1
2016 Q1 3,075 3 0 975.6
2015 Q4 3,227 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,505 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,932 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,241 3 1 925.6
2014 Q3 3,167 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,545 2 0 785.9
2014 Q1 3,007 4 1 1330.2
2013 Q4 3,178 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,694 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,340 9 2 3846.2
2012 Q4 2,639 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,021 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,575 12 3 7619.0
2012 Q1 1,530 14 3 9150.3
2011 Q4 1,469 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,469 1 0 680.7
2011 Q2 1,469 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,950 3 1 1538.5
2010 Q4 1,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,560 3 0 1923.1
2009 Q4 1,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,080 1 0 480.8
2008 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,080 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,600 4 0 1538.5
2007 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,560 2 1 1282.1
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 660 2 1 3030.3
2005 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,000 1 0 1000.0
2004 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,575 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 920 4 1 4347.8
2003 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 880 2 0 2272.7
2003 Q2 1,176 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,376 2 0 1453.5
2002 Q4 64 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,100 2 0 952.4
2002 Q1 2,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,100 7 3 3333.3
2001 Q3 1,680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,680 5 1 2976.2
2000 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,680 4 1 2381.0
2000 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 23, 2024 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Stony Creek Quarry Corporation · Struck against a moving object

FEL Komatsu 500 backed into Ford fuel truck. Fuel truck driver jammed thumb on impact.

2018 · 1 incident

December 22, 2018 CT · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stony Creek Quarry Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee carrying welding cable when EE slipped a little and pulled muscle in lower back.

2016 · 1 incident

2014 · 1 incident

November 4, 2014 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stony Creek Quarry Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Worker fell off stone he was splitting landed on his face jammed his neck

1995 · 1 incident

December 1, 1995 CT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Castellucci Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SEVERAL PIECES OF DRILL STEEL APPROX. 100 LBS. HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE DIRT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

February 4, 1991 CT · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castellucci Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP UNDERNEAT H A TRACTOR WHILE DOING SO PUMP SLIPPED & PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER CUTTING & FRACTURING THE T IP OF FINGER

1989 · 4 incidents

November 9, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Castellucci Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH STEEL WEDGES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL WEDGE CHIPPED OFF LODGING IN WORKERS LEFT WRIST.

September 7, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Castellucci Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

LARGE GRANITE BLOCK ADJACENT TO WORK AREA SHIFTED CAUSING SLAB TO FALL ON WORKER

September 2, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castellucci Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WEIGHING 153 LBS BY HIMSELF.

1988 · 1 incident

October 17, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Castellucci Stone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SPLITTING GRAPHITE BLOCK WITH MEDOES WHEN STONE SPLIT IT ROCKED , MAN LOST BALANCE FELL ONTO BLOCK.

1986 · 1 incident

November 6, 1986 CT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Castellucci Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DRILLING GRANIT9 BLOCK TO TRIM IT TO SIZE.WHEN STONE SPLIT OFF LOST BALANCE AND FELL BETWEEN SPLIT PIECE AND ANOTHER STONE BLOCK.TRAPPING LEFT KNEE AND LOWER LEG.LACERATIONS & CONTUSIONS,BROKE N BONES LEFT KN9E AND LOWER LEFT LEG.

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The full compliance file on STONY CREEK

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.