Mining Incidents

Portable Pioneer Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Rockland, Knox County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700584

Portable Pioneer Plant has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
222
citations
80
significant & substantial
$84,728
proposed penalties
$57,824
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,904 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
876
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: 876 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 Pioneer Plant has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K 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.
$85K
proposed penalties
$80K
current assessed
$58K
paid to date
$22K
outstanding
210 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
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 3,238 8 3 2470.7
2025 Q3 3,519 3 0 852.5
2025 Q2 2,067 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q3 798 2 1 2506.3
2024 Q2 1,718 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,092 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,437 8 3 3282.7
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 2,946 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,939 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 492 1 0 2032.5
2022 Q4 1,606 5 0 3113.3
2022 Q3 2,200 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,350 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 250 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,684 6 1 3562.9
2021 Q3 3,015 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,784 7 1 3923.8
2021 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 393 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,514 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,146 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,615 4 2 2476.8
2019 Q3 2,510 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,370 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,288 2 0 874.1
2018 Q3 2,450 4 2 1632.7
2018 Q2 2,315 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 288 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,200 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,961 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 605 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,810 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,876 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,261 1 1 793.0
2015 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,330 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 975 12 1 12307.7
2014 Q3 1,455 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,911 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 973 2 0 2055.5
2013 Q3 1,101 2 0 1816.5
2013 Q2 676 3 0 4437.9
2013 Q1 158 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,366 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,711 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,451 3 0 1224.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1,896 27 8 14240.5
2011 Q3 2,276 8 8 3514.9
2011 Q2 2,451 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 275 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,601 14 4 8744.5
2010 Q3 2,511 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,511 9 5 3584.2
2010 Q1 406 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,351 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,511 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,231 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,622 4 2 2466.1
2008 Q3 2,185 4 0 1830.7
2008 Q2 3,000 7 2 2333.3
2008 Q1 450 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,098 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,001 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,000 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,010 14 6 4651.2
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,401 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,215 5 3 1555.2
2005 Q1 565 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 652 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 602 5 2 8305.6
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 2,480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,560 10 4 3906.2
2003 Q2 2,640 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,980 6 4 3030.3
2002 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,200 4 0 3333.3
2001 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,400 8 7 3333.3
2001 Q2 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,450 14 6 5714.3
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 8, 2021 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ferraiolo Construction · Fall onto or against objects

While pulling out a rock in a jam in conveyor #2; bar slipped and hit me on the head. This caused employee to fall and hit shoulder on side of plant (eye beam). At first, thought to be muscle sprain. Employee stated that pain got worse, was sent for an x ray. Found employee had neck injuries (pre-existing). We question whether this happened or not. No one saw employee fall.

2011 · 1 incident

October 28, 2011 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ferraiolo Construction · Fall down stairs

Cleaning stone from truck body - took a step when foot fell through crack in stone steps and fell striking knee on the ground.

1992 · 1 incident

August 11, 1992 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ferraiolo Construction · Fall from ladders

16359 REPLACING WIPER BLADES ON CONVEYOR TWISTED ANKLE WHILE COMING DOWN OVER LADDER.

1991 · 1 incident

October 31, 1991 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ferraiolo Construction · Struck by falling object

WHILE REPAIRING BEING ON JAW THE IDLER PLATE FELL ON FOOT.

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