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.
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: 667 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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-05-01
8
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg8
Show the individual readings (8)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-12-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2017-11-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-11-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-05-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-10-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2003-06-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
5
2025
5
2024
4
2023
4
2022
4
2021
4
2020
4
2019
4
2018
4
2017
4
2016
4
2015
4
2014
3
2013
4
2012
3
2011
4
2010
3
2009
3
2008
7
2007
6
2006
3
2005
2
2004
2
2003
3
2002
3
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
East Blue Hill Pit - Portable #1 sits in Hancock 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.
Hancock County, Maine · Population 56,084
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$69,630
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
2026 Q2
1,385
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,367
0
0
0.0
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
1
1
1022.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,282
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,454
0
0
0.0
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, 2016ME · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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, 2015ME · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 2011ME · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
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, 2007ME · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2005ME · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS