Mining Incidents

Ellsworth Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald Paul MacQuinn Jr
Hancock County, ME  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700134

MSHA record for Ellsworth Plant (mine ID 1700134). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

June 19, 1991 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PASSED OUT WHILE WORKING ON REED SCREEN ALL DUE TO LOW BLOOD SUGER AND FELL OFF SCREEN STRIKING SHOULDER AND FACE ON GROUND.

May 13, 1991 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELD IN CHAIN BROKE-EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY CHAIN ON LEFT FACIAL CHEEK.

1990 · 8 incidents

September 4, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WELDING INSIDE CRUSHER CHUTE EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & HIT ELBOW AS HE SLID ON ROCKS

June 12, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK PULLING AWAY FROM DUMP AND WAS STRUCK BY CAR.

June 6, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING SOME SHOVELING HAD POSSIBLE STROKE

May 2, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAND GRINDER,IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.

April 5, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS SHOVLING TAILPULLEY ON BIG SAND BLET & SHOOT OVER GRYOS SCREEN CLOGGED. ROCKS FELL & STRUCK MIDDLE OF BACK.

March 26, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Fall from ladders

CLIMBING UP LADDER WITH WRENCHES IN ONE HAND. OTHER HAND SLIPPED OFF RAIL. EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.

1989 · 3 incidents

June 14, 1989 ME · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING UP JAW OF CRUSHER.JACK SLIPPED.HURT LEFT SHOULDER.

March 7, 1989 ME · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING A PIECE OF STEEL UP ON A ROCK SCREEN,FELT FINGER SNAP.2ND FINGER,LEFT HAND-BROKEN TENDON.

January 11, 1989 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER MOVING BLASTED LEDGE. LEDGE WAS FROZEN HIT PIECES FROZEN TOGETHER DRIVING HIS RIGHT KNEE UP UNDER DASH.

1988 · 1 incident

October 5, 1988 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Fall from machine

EM PLOYEE WAS HAULING STONE FROM UNDER BIN TO STOCKPILE, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT NKEE WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

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