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Canton Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tilcon Maine Inc · Surface
Controlled by BTR PLC
Oxford County, ME  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700211

Canton Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Ownership history
  1. Warren Brothers Company Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Tilcon Maine Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 2
1993 3
1992 5
1991 4
1990 3
1986 0
1985 2
1984 1
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Canton Plant sits in Oxford County, Maine, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Oxford County, Maine · Population 58,728
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,933
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

May 6, 1992 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tilcon Maine Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING ROLLS ON CRUSHER AND EXPERIENCED WELDING FLASH.

1990 · 1 incident

September 26, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tilcon Maine Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER.STEPPED INTO HOLE.LOST BALANCE,FELL,AND HURT BACK.