Mining Incidents

HEATH QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by C Bruce Plummer
NAPLES, Cumberland County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700692

HEATH QUARRY has $108K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
228
citations
74
significant & substantial
$108,169
proposed penalties
$84,126
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,043 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
42
inspections on record
812
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: 812 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HEATH QUARRY has $108K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$108K
proposed penalties
$84K
current assessed
$84K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
223 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 3,323 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,290 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,729 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,759 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,270 8 4 2446.5
2024 Q3 4,439 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,257 4 0 939.6
2024 Q1 2,208 0 0 0.0
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,528 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,362 9 0 2063.3
2023 Q2 2,780 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,239 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,615 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,878 6 1 1230.0
2022 Q2 4,301 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,129 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,424 5 1 1130.2
2021 Q2 2,726 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,989 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,275 1 0 233.9
2020 Q2 3,454 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 777 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,077 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,792 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,025 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,308 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,299 1 1 303.1
2018 Q3 3,933 3 0 762.8
2018 Q2 2,816 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 921 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,769 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,624 1 0 275.9
2017 Q2 3,241 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,293 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,785 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,099 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,521 2 0 568.0
2016 Q1 991 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,677 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,754 10 1 3631.1
2015 Q1 366 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,946 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,868 4 0 1394.7
2014 Q2 2,101 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 394 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,281 3 3 1315.2
2013 Q3 3,420 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,975 9 2 3025.2
2013 Q1 575 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,340 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,275 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,128 9 0 2877.2
2012 Q1 1,051 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,508 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,092 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,536 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,022 6 1 2967.4
2010 Q3 3,974 3 2 754.9
2010 Q2 3,913 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,144 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,067 5 5 1229.4
2009 Q2 3,445 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 381 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,700 14 4 2978.7
2008 Q2 4,612 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,924 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,972 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,791 34 9 5871.2
2007 Q2 6,042 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,705 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,917 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,785 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,931 10 2 1442.8
2006 Q1 1,844 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,516 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,634 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,034 13 8 2154.5
2005 Q1 4,547 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,655 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,050 14 7 1547.0
2004 Q2 3,930 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,812 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,487 13 7 5227.2
2003 Q2 5,828 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 567 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,733 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,367 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,333 8 4 1500.1
2002 Q1 794 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,231 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,576 4 3 874.1
2001 Q2 4,623 24 7 5191.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

August 3, 2006 ME · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & K Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee did nt feel well earlier in the day. Went up to catwalk to repair weld near screen deck. While walking on screen deck, became dizzy & possibly lost conciousness and fell hitting his head. Required stitches & overnight observation at hospital.

2003 · 1 incident

February 10, 2003 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & K Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A CONVEYOR HOPPER & CAUGHT HIS THUMB CAUSING A CUT & FRACTURE TO THE UPPER RIGHT THUMB.

2002 · 1 incident

December 9, 2002 ME · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P & K Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR & IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BANG HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER. (4 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND).

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