Mining Incidents

Griswold Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
New London, New London County, CT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0600654

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
37
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,024
proposed penalties
$3,563
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
2025 Q4 2,159 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,398 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 672 1 0 1488.1
2024 Q3 3,370 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 213 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,130 1 0 885.0
2023 Q3 3,791 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,130 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

3 on file

2005 · 1 incident

August 15, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating loader, felt eye irritation. Used eye wash w/o relief, ended up going to clinc to have eye irrigated. 8/30/05: REPORTABLE - EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION.

2004 · 2 incidents

May 26, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While pulling on cables to open garage doors, the doors sprange open striking hand

April 13, 2004 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon Connecticut Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking towards front door, walked over, near steel plate cover for pit, apparently kicked the plate causing a shift, and fell into the opening