Mining Incidents

Bangor Portable Plant: 23 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lane Industries Inc
ORONO, Penobscot County, ME  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700622

Bangor Portable Plant has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
23
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,791
proposed penalties
$3,791
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
145
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 145 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bangor Portable Plant has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
39.1%
significant & substantial
13.0%
high negligence or reckless
39.1%
reasonably likely or greater
69.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.4% low, 56.5% moderate, 13.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Lane Construction Corp 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 6
2010 3
2009 6
2008 3
2007 5
2006 5
2005 5
2004 4
2003 1
2002 3
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bangor Portable Plant sits in Penobscot County, Maine, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Penobscot County, Maine · Population 153,571
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$63,248
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2 4,872 4 2 821.0
2011 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 29 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 796 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 437 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 418 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,086 6 4 2876.3
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 3,278 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 170 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 422 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,616 1 0 618.8
2008 Q2 1,678 1 1 595.9
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 725 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,443 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,814 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 370 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 569 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 357 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,939 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 460 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 204 1 0 4902.0
2005 Q3 1,847 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,516 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 568 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 426 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,040 6 1 2941.2
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 1,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 111 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 581 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,929 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 187 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 765 1 0 1307.2
2001 Q2 2,364 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 26 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 230 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 356 1 1 2809.0
2000 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

April 20, 2009 ME · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Lane Construction Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was using torches to loosen a nut; while trying to turn nut with wrench, the torch flame made contact with the back of his right hand creating a possible 2nd degree burn. EE did not want to seek medical attention at the time; burn was cleaned with antiseptic and burn cream and bandaged. 04/24/09 EE felt the burn was becoming infected and went to the doctor to be treated.