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Sanford Pit and Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Sanford, York County, ME  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1700130

Sanford Pit and Mill has $10K 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
4
Years on record
1995–2020
Latest incident
Aug 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
14
significant & substantial
$9,867
proposed penalties
$8,796
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,071 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
482
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: 482 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sanford Pit and Mill has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-05-16.
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 256 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,286 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 426 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 236 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 734 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,456 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 587 1 0 1703.6
2024 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,536 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,234 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 541 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 877 1 0 1140.3
2022 Q3 926 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 899 2 1 2224.7
2022 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,289 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,603 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 902 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 822 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,970 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 309 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 807 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,190 2 1 1680.7
2019 Q2 427 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,028 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,282 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 466 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,166 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,990 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,436 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,386 1 0 721.5
2016 Q3 2,363 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,186 2 1 1686.3
2016 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,236 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,436 3 0 1231.5
2015 Q2 1,036 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 41 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 787 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,686 4 0 1489.2
2014 Q2 816 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 486 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 687 2 0 2911.2
2013 Q3 2,940 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 856 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 361 6 1 16620.5
2012 Q4 121 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,766 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,636 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1 3 0 3000000.0
2011 Q4 986 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 866 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,243 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,386 2 1 1443.0
2010 Q3 1,707 6 1 3514.9
2010 Q2 635 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,303 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,410 1 0 414.9
2009 Q2 2,210 9 4 4072.4
2009 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 641 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,077 1 0 325.0
2008 Q2 3,131 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 906 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,536 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,729 1 0 366.4
2007 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 906 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,557 3 0 843.4
2006 Q2 3,188 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 961 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,487 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,121 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,864 2 0 1073.0
2004 Q3 2,351 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,016 1 0 331.6
2004 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,094 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,216 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,417 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 641 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,936 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 826 2 1 2421.3
2002 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,766 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,199 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,942 4 3 2059.7
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,042 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,310 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,382 2 0 839.6
2000 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2020 · 1 incident

August 11, 2020 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genest Concrete Works Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated on 8/12/2020 that employee felt some lower back pain after shoveling the previous day. After lengthy evaluation, determined to be a pre-existing degenerative disc condition that was aggravated by work activity.

2004 · 1 incident

September 10, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Genest Concrete Works Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAND WINCH AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED TO ENGAGE, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO STRIKE HIM IN THE FOREARM.

2000 · 1 incident

November 16, 2000 ME · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genest Concrete Works Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WORKER WENT TO CLOS THE DUMP TRUCK GATE. A ROCK WAS WEDGE UN TE GATE AND WHEN HE REMOVED IT THE GATE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND, PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER. FINGER WAS FRACTUR ED AFTER 1ST JOINT.

1995 · 1 incident

April 7, 1995 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Genest Concrete Works Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE DRIVER LIFTED THE DUMPBODY TO UNLOAD BUT FAILED TO RELEASE THE TAILGATE. BY FAILING TO RELEASE THE TAILGATE THE DUMP BODY REMAINED FULL WHILE IT WAS BEING RAISED. CONSEQUIENTLY WHEN IT REA CHED THE END OF HIS TRAVEL, IT SHEARED THE DUMP PISTON RETAINING MECHANISM. THIS CAUSED THE DUMP BODY TO SEPERATE FROM THE TRUCK WITH THE ENSUING JARRING ACTION INJURING THE DRIVER.

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