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: 108 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Saco Dayton Inc has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $180 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-01.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$180 proposed, $0 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2003-11-17.
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.
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: 2007-05-02, 19 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2007-05-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.83
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.41
0.89
0.46
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.66
0.39
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.3
1.37
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.46
0.33
Crusher Oper/Worker
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
1
2007
0
2006
6
2005
5
2004
5
2003
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Saco Dayton Inc sits in York County, Maine, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
York County, Maine · Population 214,731
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,904
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
2008 Q2
5
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
2,153
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,920
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,974
0
0
0.0
Show 11 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
2,147
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,896
9
1
2310.1
2005 Q3
3,205
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,120
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,680
4
2
2381.0
2004 Q4
2,280
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,280
5
2
2193.0
2004 Q2
3,480
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,480
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,880
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,060
3
0
738.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
December 5, 2005ME · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Employee was shutting down the Trommel screen. When he pulled the lever to shut it down, a hyd. hose blew & sprayed him w/oil. He was wearing his hard hat & safety glasses but some still ran in his eyes. On Tues. he called & said his eyes were burning - going to doctor. Wed. he called again - said his eyes still were bothering. Was told to go to outpatient.
August 2, 2005ME · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AT THE GRAVEL PIT AND SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STAIRS AND STARTED TO FALL. HE WAS HANGING ONTO THE HANDLE AND WHEN HE FELL IT HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.