There was no known event that caused an injury. the employee went to their own doctors because they thought they had appendicitis and turned out to be a hernia that was later determined by the doctors to be work related.
Whitefield Pit And Mill Metal/Non-Metal
Crooker Construction, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas C Sturgeon
Whitefield,
Lincoln County,
ME
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1700136
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2021–2025
- Latest incident
- Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$989
proposed penalties
$989
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 | 3,077 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,703 | 1 | 0 | 270.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,376 | 2 | 0 | 592.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,530 | 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
4 on file2025 · 1 incident
August 1, 2025
ME · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crooker Construction, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2023 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2023
ME · Metal/Non-Metal
crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crooker Construction, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While installing the guard on the motor on new screen deck with another employee the tip of the right middle finger was crushed and fractured.
Crooker Construction, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While removing the old Benshaw soft start, the soft start cabinet tipped into an 8 foot florescent light causing it to shatter and fall and cut one of maintenance personal resulting in stitches.
2021 · 1 incident
October 5, 2021
ME · Metal/Non-Metal
crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crooker Construction, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Moving a water pump over a mound of dirt with another employee and awkwardly moved and strained back.