Mining Incidents

East Blue Hill Pit - Portable #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael A Astbury
BLUE HILL, Hancock County, ME  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1700682

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,625
proposed penalties
$5,625
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 1,136 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,225 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,055 2 1 1895.7
2025 Q1 1,162 1 0 860.6
2024 Q4 891 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 978 3 1 3067.5
2024 Q2 1,282 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,454 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

6 on file

2016 · 1 incident

September 16, 2016 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was working on the screen when a small piece of metal flew off and embedded itself in EE's left forearm. EE went to the ER at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and had it removed. They gave EE a tetanus shot and sent EE back to work with no restrictions.

2015 · 1 incident

September 7, 2015 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was moving screen with the excavator. He was getting up & down/into and out of the excavator and strained his back muscles.

2012 · 1 incident

May 30, 2012 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was trying to move the portable screen. The back end of the loader came off the ground. The loader came down and the EE was bounced inside cab, and hit his head. He was wearing his seat belt.

2011 · 1 incident

January 19, 2011 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was scraping snow and ice off the road to the pit, using the 821 loader. The loader bucket struck a soft spot in the road. The loader bucket dug into the soft spot and stopped the loader abruptly. Employee was thrust into the steering wheel and hurt his ribs. He was wearing the seat belt.

2007 · 1 incident

January 17, 2007 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking around the loader, slipped on the snow, reached up to grab hold of the loader with his left hand. He continued to fall but not all the way to the ground. Most of his weight was being held up with his left arm. The left shoulder began to ache.

2005 · 1 incident

September 22, 2005 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M E Astbury & Son Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning debris from the screen. The exertion of his body against the screen caused a contusion to his right rib area.