Mining Incidents

Watchic Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Standish, Cumberland County, ME  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1700998

Watchic Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
30
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,008
proposed penalties
$4,008
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
15
inspections on record
175
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: 175 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Watchic Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-16.
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 600 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 630 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 615 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 530 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 620 1 0 1612.9
2024 Q3 620 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 575 0 0 0.0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 645 1 0 1550.4
2023 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 645 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 600 1 0 1666.7
2022 Q3 625 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 625 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 575 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 670 2 0 2985.1
2021 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 365 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 675 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 650 4 2 6153.8
2020 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 650 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 700 7 4 10000.0
2019 Q2 700 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 515 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 675 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 650 9 0 13846.2
2018 Q2 700 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 365 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 600 5 0 8333.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 23, 2023 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Shaw Earthworks, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Individual stepped on a rock and rolled ankle. EE experienced a high ankle sprain.

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