Mining Incidents

Wauregan Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
New Britain, Windham County, CT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0600015

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
21
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,043
proposed penalties
$2,043
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q1 95 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 3 0
2013 Q4 66 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 582 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,169 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2011 · 1 incident

May 6, 2011 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by falling object

The employee was loading steel from a steel storage rack onto a truck-mounted overhead rack. A 23' by 1 1/2" angle iron fell from the truck-mounted rack striking him on head and neck. He was taken to William W. Backus Hospital for treatment.

2009 · 1 incident

June 12, 2009 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing a bolt used to attach the cutting edge to a loader bucket, employee thought bolt was dropping out of hole. He put his hand under to catch it, and the spinning bolt cut his fingers.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while shoveling felt sharp pain in left middle finger, and then it swelled up

June 9, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Stemming holes pulled low/mid back

2004 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While decending stairs employees knee began to burn, unknown reason.

February 9, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · No Value Found

Was desending ladder, and the ladder jolted and he lost grip

2003 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2003 CT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING ON CATWALK STEPPED BACK, LOOSING FOOTING AND TWISTING LEFT FOOT, AS TIME PROGRESSED SO DID THE PAIN.

March 10, 2003 CT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DISMANTLING CONVEYER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE CONVEYER DROPPED ABOUT 6-12 INCHES STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG ABOVE THE KNEE RESULTING IN A LACERATIONNEEDING MULTIPLE STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

March 26, 2002 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING WITH 2 COWORKERS TO TAKE APART A LARGE FEED HOPPER. WHILE THE INJURED EE WAS WAITING FOR ADDITIONAL TOOLS, TO ARRIVE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT HE BECAME IMPATIENT AND BEGAN TO COM PLETE THE WORK HIMSELF. CUTTTING THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE HOPPER IN PLACE, HE CUT THE FINAL BOLT ASSUMING THE HOPPER WOULD FALL STRAIGHT DOWN. INSTEAD, IT SHIFTED AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

2001 · 1 incident

July 14, 2001 CT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM 2 CO-WORKERS TO PLACE A 20' SECTION OF CATWALK. THE CATWALK MOVED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE CATWALK AND A CEMENT BLOCK REQUIRING STITCHES.

2000 · 1 incident

January 27, 2000 CT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CUTTING A BELT, SLIPPED OFF CRIBBING BELT AND STRUCK TOOTH ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, BREAKING SAME.