Mining Incidents

Maynard BROT: 23 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Soderberg Company, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Carl J Soderberg
Mapleton, Aroostook County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700617

Maynard BROT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
23
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,123
proposed penalties
$1,972
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
200
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: 200 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Maynard BROT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $151 in penalties contested before the Commission, $151 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-17.
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.
9.1%
significant & substantial
13.6%
high negligence or reckless
9.1%
reasonably likely or greater
31.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 31.8% low, 54.5% moderate, 13.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 1 · 50%
  • Still open 1 · 50%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$151 proposed, $151 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-08-25.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
YORK 2026-0009 Dismissal Young 2026 $151 → $151
YORK 2026-0056 Decision pending
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2024-07-17
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-07-17 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-07-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2007-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.07 0.33 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.85 1.09 0.78 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.34 0.20 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-17 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Truck Driver
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.
Ownership history
  1. Maynard BROT 1993 to 2023
  2. Soderberg Company, Inc. 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 4
2024 4
2023 4
2011 1
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 4
2006 2
2005 2
2004 3
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Maynard BROT sits in Aroostook 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.
Aroostook County, Maine · Population 67,227
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,254
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 4,210 1 0 237.5
2026 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 2,210 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,610 1 0 383.1
2025 Q2 1,410 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,625 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 985 0 0 0.0
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,610 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,210 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 320 6 0 18750.0
2010 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,120 2 0 1785.7
2009 Q2 1,120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,939 1 0 515.7
2008 Q2 1,284 1 0 778.8
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,987 2 0 1006.5
2007 Q2 2,346 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 1,680 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,240 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,800 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,240 8 2 3571.4
2004 Q2 2,161 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.