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PORTABLE AC CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald Paul MacQuinn Jr
ELLSWORTH, Hancock County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700579

PORTABLE AC CRUSHER has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
125
citations
30
significant & substantial
$44,600
proposed penalties
$40,029
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,571 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
42
inspections on record
826
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: 826 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PORTABLE AC CRUSHER has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
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 945 2 1 2116.4
2025 Q3 1,694 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,097 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,742 1 0 148.3
2024 Q3 5,265 5 2 949.7
2024 Q2 1,807 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,367 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,870 10 2 5347.6
2023 Q3 1,908 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,998 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,228 6 0 4886.0
2022 Q4 986 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,266 7 0 5529.2
2022 Q1 1,479 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,328 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,479 3 1 2028.4
2021 Q2 1,404 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 258 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,315 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,385 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,900 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 616 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,294 4 1 3091.2
2019 Q3 1,835 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,699 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,638 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,325 2 0 1509.4
2018 Q3 1,456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,703 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 577 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,275 3 0 2352.9
2017 Q3 3,698 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,556 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 76 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,386 19 8 13708.5
2016 Q3 2,499 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,226 5 0 2246.2
2016 Q1 102 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,984 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,581 1 0 387.4
2015 Q2 1,718 2 0 1164.1
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 259 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,979 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,013 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 269 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,543 5 0 3240.4
2013 Q2 1,111 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 752 4 2 5319.1
2012 Q3 904 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,635 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 2,134 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,977 2 0 1011.6
2011 Q2 1,769 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 116 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,511 13 2 8603.6
2010 Q3 2,460 2 1 813.0
2010 Q2 1,537 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 756 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,262 4 2 3169.6
2009 Q3 1,277 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,197 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,019 8 2 1329.1
2008 Q3 2,670 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,307 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 901 4 2 4439.5
2007 Q3 1,323 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,789 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 690 3 0 4347.8
2006 Q3 1,203 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 684 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 204 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 862 4 1 4640.4
2005 Q3 1,198 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 920 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 315 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,290 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 271 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,291 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 396 5 2 12626.3
2003 Q3 1,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 726 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 837 1 1 1194.7
2002 Q3 1,033 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,060 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 328 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 216 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 725 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,932 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 989 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 734 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 955 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,420 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1999 · 1 incident

March 10, 1999 ME · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BAR TO ADJST CONE BAR STRUCK CONVEYOR BELTABOVE & JAMMED L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR & STEEL UPRIGHT. BAR WAS TOO LONG, HURRYING A LITTLE AT THE END OF THE DAY. BRUISED L INDEX FINGER, DR SAID THE TIP WAS BROKEN

1995 · 1 incident

August 29, 1995 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM CRUSHER HOPPER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK 8-29, 8-30. WAS OUT 8-31.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 23, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPAIRING CRUSHER - FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL PLATES.

May 9, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ROLL OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 25, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CHECKING MOTOR ON BELT FELL IN BIN & CUT RIGHT BUTTOCKS.

March 7, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harold Mac Quinn Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING FROZEN DIRT OUT OF SHOOT WITH BIG HAMMER AND BAR.HAND SLIPPED AND HAMMER HIT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.HAND SLIPPED OFF BAR.

February 26, 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)

WAS USING A JACK HAMMER ON THE GROUND UNDER THE CRUSHER IN HAMPDEN. UNHOOKED THE AIR HOSE FROM THE JACK HAMMER WITHOUT RELEASING THE AIR IN THE LINE OF THE HOSE. HOSE WENT HAYWIRE STRIKING UPP ER PART OF LEFT LEG. INJURING THIGH AND HIP.

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