Loader operator was entering the loader and placed hand on door jamb. Door closed on operators right hand middle finger. Operator required 12 stitches in right hand middle finger due to laceration.
BAXTER PIT Metal/Non-Metal
Woods Excavating, LLC.
· Surface
Controlled by
Chris Woods
Standish,
Cumberland County,
ME
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1701061
BAXTER PIT has $749 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
- 2026
- Latest incident
- Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$749
proposed penalties
$749
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
8
inspections on record
71
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 71 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BAXTER PIT has $749 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$749
proposed penalties
$749
current assessed
$749
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,314 | 1 | 0 | 761.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,978 | 3 | 1 | 1516.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 552 | 1 | 0 | 1811.6 |
| 2022 Q3 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2026 · 1 incident
January 29, 2026
ME · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woods Excavating, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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