Mining Incidents

Tilcon Connecticut Inc operator

Controlled by CRH PLC
MSHA operator ID: L15563
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
255
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1996–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
475
citations
50
significant & substantial
$74,333
proposed penalties
$70,052
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,281 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
405
inspections on record
7,853
inspection hours
6.0
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.
475 citations across 7,853 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$74K
proposed penalties
$70K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
463 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
2
2024
4
2023
4
2022
1
2021
6
2020
7
2019
3
2018
3
2016
9
2015
5
2014
4
2013
3
2012
4
2011
4
2010
2
2009
10
2008
6
2007
8
2006
17
2005
21
2004
19
2003
18
2002
8
2001
15
2000
11
1999
20 (1f)
1998
16
1997
20
1996
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
November 11, 1999 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HIS VEHICLE UP TO THE BERM TO DUMP BUT DID NOT. AT SOME POINT SHORTLY AFTER AND FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE EMPLOYEE EXITED HIS VEHICLE. HIS BODY WAS FOUND BY A CO-WORKER, HAVI NG BEEN RUN OVER BY THE TWO DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRES.

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