Mining Incidents

PORTABLE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

M.L. Lloyd & Sons · Surface
Controlled by William Sanborn
ANSON, Somerset County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700574

PORTABLE PLANT has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
65
citations
8
significant & substantial
$8,244
proposed penalties
$8,101
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $143 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
33
inspections on record
499
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: 499 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 PLANT has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
65 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-26.
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 1,397 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,833 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,656 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 956 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,035 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,521 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,970 2 0 1015.2
2024 Q1 1,301 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,311 3 1 2288.3
2023 Q3 1,392 8 0 5747.1
2023 Q2 1,321 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,620 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,387 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 650 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 480 5 1 10416.7
2021 Q3 1,628 4 0 2457.0
2021 Q2 872 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,313 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,004 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 444 2 0 4504.5
2019 Q2 1,066 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 21 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 983 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,108 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 944 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 849 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,162 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 944 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 276 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 903 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 975 5 0 5128.2
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,111 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,074 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 821 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 37 2 1 54054.1
2014 Q3 1,146 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 903 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 26 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 36 3 1 83333.3
2013 Q3 1,130 1 1 885.0
2013 Q2 1,154 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 53 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 999 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,230 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,191 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 631 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,131 5 1 4420.9
2011 Q3 1,192 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 867 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 688 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,123 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 476 1 0 2100.8
2009 Q3 1,212 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,485 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 901 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,229 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,646 4 1 2430.1
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 476 10 0 21008.4
2007 Q3 1,301 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,226 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,181 3 0 2540.2
2006 Q3 1,282 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 827 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 21 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 526 1 1 1901.1
2005 Q3 1,163 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 625 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 545 1 0 1834.9
2004 Q3 1,105 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 536 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 633 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,085 1 0 921.7
2003 Q2 656 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 409 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,042 1 0 959.7
2002 Q2 350 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 687 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,328 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 532 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 676 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 894 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 176 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

July 8, 1992 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Merle L. Lloyd & Sons · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE TRYING TO PULL MOTOR ON EAGLE CRUSHING PLANT HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON METAL PART OF CRUSHER

1990 · 1 incident

June 12, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Merle L. Lloyd & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK WAS JAMMED IN TAILGATE OF DUMPTRUCK AND HE WAS ASSISTING INT HE REMOVAL OF ROCK, AND IN THE PROCESS THE TAILGATE SLAMMED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

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