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BELFAST PIT AND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gari P Oxton
BELFAST, Waldo County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700252

BELFAST PIT AND MILL has $7K 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
13
Years on record
1991–2017
Latest incident
Feb 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
14
significant & substantial
$7,296
proposed penalties
$7,296
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
39
inspections on record
594
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: 594 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BELFAST PIT AND MILL has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 58 4 0 68965.5
2024 Q3 612 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,241 2 1 1611.6
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 768 1 0 1302.1
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 1,343 5 1 3723.0
2023 Q2 1,500 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 798 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,824 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,417 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 514 1 0 1945.5
2021 Q3 2,498 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,535 3 0 1954.4
2021 Q1 15 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,913 3 0 1568.2
2020 Q2 2,960 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 740 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,165 3 1 2575.1
2019 Q2 1,329 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 823 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,466 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,715 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,744 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 947 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 276 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,415 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,999 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,805 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 16 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,547 4 1 2585.6
2015 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,509 6 1 3976.1
2014 Q3 1,848 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,208 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,186 5 3 4215.9
2013 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,549 2 0 1291.2
2012 Q2 349 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 34 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,665 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,757 1 0 569.2
2011 Q2 4,885 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,850 4 1 2162.2
2010 Q3 1,327 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,553 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,478 6 2 4059.5
2009 Q3 2,067 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,425 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,015 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,179 1 0 458.9
2008 Q2 2,404 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,734 1 0 576.7
2007 Q3 2,362 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,113 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 210 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,030 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,959 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 193 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,782 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,555 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,328 2 1 601.0
2005 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,691 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,254 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,333 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,239 1 0 308.7
2003 Q3 4,945 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,620 3 1 1145.0
2003 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,195 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,961 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,715 1 0 269.2
2002 Q1 1,250 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,750 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,310 2 0 376.6
2001 Q2 3,242 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,075 2 0 282.7
2000 Q2 4,366 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,652 1 1 605.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2017 · 1 incident

February 28, 2017 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was entering the garage, slipped, fell, scraped nose on Coumadin medication, and had to go to the ER to stop the bleeding.

2016 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2016 ME · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping out of dump truck, started to fall, grabbed door handle/rail to stop fall, felt something in left shoulder "pop", let go of handle/rail and fell to the ground, resulting in severe pain in left shoulder.

May 31, 2016 ME · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver MACHINERY
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding a bolt on the stone crusher when the grinder jumped and went across the back of employee's right hand requiring six sutures.

2003 · 1 incident

June 24, 2003 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

HE WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER FEEDER PLATE & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE FRACTURED IN THREE PLACES.

2002 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK WAS STUCK IN HTE CRUSHER. CRUSHER WAS LOCKED OUT, TAGGED OUT & EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE ROCK MANUALLY & IT FELL ONTO IS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. CRUSH INJURY WITH LACERATION REQUIRING SIX SUTURES .

September 16, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPAIRING/ADJUSTING A SCREEN ON THE CRUSHER PLANT & THE SCREEN GUARD CAME LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE BESIDE HIS RIGHT EYE AND AT THE INNER ASPECT UNDER THE RIGHT EYE CLOSE TO THE NOSE & MADE A SMALL KNITTING NEEDLE SIZED PUNCTURE WOUND. WAS EXAMINED BY DR./NO TREATMENT NEEDED.

2000 · 1 incident

January 18, 2000 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER MEN RE-BUILDING THE BUILDING NEXT TO THE CRUSHER. ONE OF THE OTHER MEN TOLD EE AND THE OTHER MAN THAT HE WAS TALKING DOWN THE SAFETY RAIL AROUND THE SITE TO PICK UP SOME DEBRIS AND HE TOOK THE RAIL DOWN. THE NEXT THING THEY NEW INJURED WAS FALLING AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY. FELL 6-8 FEET.

1995 · 1 incident

March 17, 1995 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

WHLE WORKINGN UNDER TRUCK FORIEGN OBJECT ENTERED EYE AROUND SAFETY GLASSES, THE EMPLOYEE WASHED HIS EYE WITH EYEWASH THEN WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A PIECE OF RUST HAD FALLEN INTO HISEE, T HE DR REMOVED IT, PATCHED EYE,CAME BACK TO WORK, RETURNED NEXT DAY FOR FOLLOW-UP.

1994 · 1 incident

July 29, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

PARTICLE OF STEEL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER.

1993 · 3 incidents

August 3, 1993 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH, A HOT PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GOGGLES AND LANDED IN HIS EYE.

June 21, 1993 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS PICKING ROOFS OUT OF HOPPER A ROCK CAME DOWN AND PUSHED HIS FINGER TO STEEL AND CUT HIS FINGER.

June 11, 1993 ME · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender OTHER
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

DEBRIS BLEW INTO LEFT EYE GOT INFECTION IN BOTH EYES.

1991 · 1 incident

July 3, 1991 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
State Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING COVER ON BACK OF SCREEN ON CRUSHER PICKED IT UP TO PUT IT IN PLACE AND SOMETHING SNAPPED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND IN HIS BACK.

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