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

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

East Blue Hill Pit - Portable #1 has $6K 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
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
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
654
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: 654 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

East Blue Hill Pit - Portable #1 has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-01.
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 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
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,229 1 0 813.7
2023 Q3 1,441 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,617 1 1 618.4
2023 Q1 1,699 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,410 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,334 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,440 1 0 694.4
2022 Q1 1,218 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,160 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,307 3 0 2295.3
2021 Q2 1,339 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,201 1 1 832.6
2020 Q4 1,255 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,459 1 0 685.4
2020 Q2 1,476 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,084 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,113 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,438 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,311 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,031 1 0 969.9
2018 Q4 1,251 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,199 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,135 1 0 881.1
2018 Q1 1,031 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,156 1 0 865.1
2017 Q3 1,237 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,342 1 1 745.2
2017 Q1 956 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,440 1 0 694.4
2016 Q3 1,246 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,378 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 943 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,407 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,202 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 873 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 925 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 855 7 2 8187.1
2014 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 599 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 774 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,362 5 1 3671.1
2013 Q1 546 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 955 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 861 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 824 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 905 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,047 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,129 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,264 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 897 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 979 1 0 1021.5
2010 Q3 1,219 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,154 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 951 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 762 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 994 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,057 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 841 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,299 2 0 1539.6
2008 Q3 1,140 4 1 3508.8
2008 Q2 1,047 3 2 2865.3
2008 Q1 1,329 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,195 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,113 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,205 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,403 1 0 712.8
2006 Q3 1,207 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,064 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 869 2 0 2301.5
2005 Q4 1,046 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,011 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,046 1 0 956.0
2005 Q1 923 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 710 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,071 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,081 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,161 2 0 1722.7
2003 Q3 1,253 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,492 3 0 2010.7
2003 Q1 943 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,199 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,631 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,649 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,240 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,205 2 0 1659.8
2001 Q2 1,131 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,620 0 0 0.0
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.

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