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Portable Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas C Sturgeon
TOPSHAM, Sagadahoc County, ME  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1700576

Portable Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
8
significant & substantial
$5,844
proposed penalties
$5,844
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
455
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: 455 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 $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-01-04.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 43 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 681 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 52 4 2 76923.1
2022 Q4 1,944 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 5 1
2022 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 1 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 129 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 247 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,336 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,868 3 0 775.6
2020 Q2 3,528 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 964 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,811 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,242 2 0 471.5
2019 Q2 4,185 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,879 1 1 347.3
2018 Q4 3,566 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,757 2 0 532.3
2018 Q2 4,300 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,897 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,218 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,549 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,270 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,582 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,135 5 0 1594.9
2016 Q2 3,146 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,651 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,671 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,488 1 0 286.7
2015 Q2 3,137 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,537 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,692 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,080 1 0 324.7
2014 Q2 2,402 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,619 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,287 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,667 3 1 1124.9
2013 Q1 1,510 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,332 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,003 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,479 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,840 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,450 1 0 408.2
2011 Q3 3,630 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,484 1 0 402.6
2011 Q1 858 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,887 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,877 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,271 3 2 1321.0
2010 Q1 753 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,732 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,785 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,896 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 682 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,356 1 0 424.4
2008 Q3 3,618 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,316 4 0 1206.3
2008 Q1 717 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,866 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,816 1 1 262.1
2007 Q2 3,869 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,760 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,909 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,268 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,855 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,507 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,878 1 0 257.9
2005 Q3 4,213 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,278 1 0 439.0
2005 Q1 1,133 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,144 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,381 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,492 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,608 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,481 1 0 287.3
2003 Q3 2,359 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,061 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 668 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,020 4 0 1980.2
2002 Q3 2,094 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,988 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 796 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,346 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,539 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,773 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 880 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,198 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 13,130 3 0 228.5
2000 Q2 2,723 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 648 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 6, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crooker Construction, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sore elbows from general work activities.

1993 · 1 incident

May 4, 1993 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crooker Construction, LLC · Fall from ladders

EE WENT UP A LADDER ONTO THE SIDE OF A BIN TO CHECK FLOW OF MATERIAL INTO BIN AFTER REACHING A HEIGHT OF 6-8 FEET EE PASSED OUT AND FELL FROM LADDER ONTO A PAVED SURFACE RESULTING IN BROKEN RI B AND DISLOCATED COLLAR BONE.

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