Mining Incidents

Dayton Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Russell E Keene
Dayton, York County, ME  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1700283

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2022
Latest incident
Mar 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
67
citations
17
significant & substantial
$10,893
proposed penalties
$10,893
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 7,780 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,330 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,397 4 2 476.4
2025 Q1 8,194 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,177 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,984 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,939 2 1 251.9
2024 Q1 7,034 1 0 142.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2022 · 1 incident

March 22, 2022 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Grinding on metal surface, a grinding wheel came apart a piece of the wheel cut employees leg.

2020 · 1 incident

November 21, 2020 ME · Metal/Non-Metal safety director SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking through the Maintenance shop and tripped over own two feet and fell. EE put arm out to catch self and it fractured the radius head in arm.

2014 · 1 incident

December 18, 2014 ME · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman OTHER
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR C.A. LIBBY ELECTRIC (ID A4652) WAS DISMANTLING DE-ENERGIZED POWER LINES. AFTER COMPLETION OF JOB, CONTRACTOR SUFFERED AN ASSUMED CARDIAC EVENT RESULTING IN DEATH.

2009 · 1 incident

January 21, 2009 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was rebuilding cone crusher during winter maintenance. He put his hand between top part of crusher, which was hydraulically suspended, and the guard. The crusher was lowering down when the miner struck his lower arm between the crusher and the guard and it got pinched.

2008 · 1 incident

January 18, 2008 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was operating a grinder with his head at a strange angle. A piece of debris was flung underneath his safety glasses and was lodged in his right eye.

2004 · 1 incident

August 14, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Struck by flying object

Injured person was removing bolts from a steel plate, a washer became airbourne and struck injured person in the right eye brow. Washer cut subject above the eye requiring six stitches.

2003 · 1 incident

January 28, 2003 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON STEEL WITH A 4.5" GRINDER. EE GOT A STEEL CHIP IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE WENT TO THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE ON THE 31ST, 3 DAY S AFTER THE INCIDENT, WHERE THEY MOVED THE LODGED OBJECT FROM HIS RIGHT EYE. EE RECEIVED A ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT, AND WAS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP OBSERVATIONS.

2002 · 3 incidents

August 20, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS SWINGING A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES TO SECURE THE CONE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.

June 22, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE METAL DETECTOR BOX. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK HE STEPPED ONTO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, SLIPPED, & FELL APPROX 18" ONTO HIS RIGHT AN KLE.

March 15, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT HAD BECOME LODGED IN THE CONE OF THE PORTABLE CRUSHER: EQUIPMENT WAS SHUT DONW & LOCKED OUT, AT WHICH TIME EE TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROCK MANUALLY. AT THIS TIME HE COMPLAINED OF SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA Y

2001 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2001 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING HIS LUNCH BOX IN THE CAB OF THE LOADER & TWISTED HIS BACK/HIP AREA. DR'S ASSESSMENT WAS STRAINED MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. RET'D TO FULL DUTIES ON MONDAY THE 22ND

April 9, 2001 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dayton Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTED UP THE DOOR ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER & FELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT FOREARM. PAIN DEVELOPEDIN RIGHT SHOULDER & FINGERS & PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER TIME. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 7/25/01