Mining Incidents

Wells Quarry C624 Metal/Non-Metal

Pike Industries Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
LEWISTON, York County, ME  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1700218

Wells Quarry C624 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
87
citations
22
significant & substantial
$18,930
proposed penalties
$17,196
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,734 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
953
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: 953 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wells Quarry C624 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 6 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$300
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
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 6,130 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,492 2 0 235.5
2025 Q1 7,132 1 0 140.2
2024 Q4 5,726 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,362 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,931 6 3 756.5
2024 Q1 5,217 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,645 1 0 130.8
2023 Q3 7,749 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 8,757 3 0 342.6
2023 Q1 5,497 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,732 2 1 297.1
2022 Q3 8,097 1 0 123.5
2022 Q2 7,578 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,153 1 0 317.2
2021 Q4 3,708 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,626 1 1 131.1
2021 Q2 8,814 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,877 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,239 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,150 1 1 122.7
2020 Q2 9,037 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,741 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,044 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,794 4 0 454.9
2019 Q2 9,337 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,867 2 0 410.9
2018 Q4 10,938 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,884 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 10,319 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,389 6 1 812.0
2017 Q4 6,665 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,820 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,107 2 0 246.7
2017 Q1 2,990 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 643 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,276 7 1 754.6
2016 Q2 8,608 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,525 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,168 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,089 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,650 3 1 310.9
2015 Q1 2,847 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,603 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,578 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,008 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,918 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,507 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,896 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,440 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,398 1 0 417.0
2012 Q4 5,585 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,144 7 2 979.8
2012 Q2 7,415 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,475 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,893 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,502 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,728 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,541 3 0 847.2
2010 Q4 6,921 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,014 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 11,074 8 2 722.4
2010 Q1 1,813 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,662 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,245 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,999 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,167 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,794 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,803 5 0 640.8
2008 Q2 9,897 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,606 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,487 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,863 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,980 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,081 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,786 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,033 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,313 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,748 1 0 129.1
2005 Q3 8,188 2 0 244.3
2005 Q2 8,943 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,344 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,605 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 10,461 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,887 1 0 91.9
2004 Q1 5,223 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,970 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,873 2 0 202.6
2003 Q2 10,395 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,658 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,266 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,738 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 11,383 6 4 527.1
2002 Q1 6,778 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,130 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,799 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,951 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,968 1 0 125.5
2000 Q4 8,067 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,793 6 5 682.4
2000 Q2 7,803 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,079 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

June 6, 2025 ME · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pike Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting the rubber on a screen

2023 · 1 incident

December 12, 2023 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on the ice.

2019 · 1 incident

June 1, 2019 ME · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pike Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lengthening a chain to reinstall feeder plate. When the chain was slackened the plate moved causing the chain to tighten and injure employee's thumb.

2016 · 1 incident

December 12, 2016 ME · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling snow when EE rolled EE's ankle on a snow covered rock.

2005 · 1 incident

October 13, 2005 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pike Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing the cutting edge on the loader when the bolt he was tightening with an impact gun spun and cut his left middle finger.

2004 · 2 incidents

April 8, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pike Industries Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss (standard threshold shift), final results received in August

February 3, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pike Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE STRAIN WHILE MOVING AROUND THE JAW CRUSHER REMOVING THE TOGGLE THE EE CRUSHER FOREPERSON HAD TO MVOE AND GET INTO AWKWARD POSITIONS DURING THIS MAINTENANCE WOR K. U

2001 · 1 incident

October 31, 2001 ME · Metal/Non-Metal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WENT TO ENTER THE CAB OF HAUL TRUCK, MISSED DOOR HANDLE W/ HAND AND LOST BALANCE FALLING OFF OF THE TRUCK FEET FIRST. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 8' AND THE EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 7-10 DAYS.

2000 · 1 incident

September 5, 2000 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pike Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STEEL PLATE FROM CRUSHER THE WEDGE SLIPPED OUT FROM BEHIND THE STEEL PLATE CAUSING THE PLATE TO MOVE INWARD WHERETHE EE FINGER WAS AT THE TIME

1998 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1998 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON CONE CRUSHER APPROX. 4 FEET ABOVE THE PLATFORM. WHEN HE WENT TO GET DOWN, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED HARD WITH BOTH FEET BRUISING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

March 30, 1998 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE EE WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE CRUSHER CARRYING A ROLL IN HIS HAND. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

1997 · 1 incident

January 29, 1997 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pike Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS INSTALLING FEED HOPPER ON CRUSHER, THE FEED HOPPER CAUGHT ON THE LINE UP LUGS. THE EE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE HOPPER BY HAND WHEN THE HOPPER DROPPED JAMMING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CRUSHER & THE FEED HOPPER.

1994 · 1 incident

October 4, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Tilcon Maine Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD ON TAIL PULLEY HE WAS GOING TO TRACK THE BELT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN DUST FROM AROUND FEEDER ROLLS WITH CONVEYOR RUNING AND GOT PULED INTO TAIL PULLEY WITH LEFT ARM.

1991 · 1 incident

November 14, 1991 ME · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tilcon Maine Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 2" X 6" BLOCKING UNDER THE LEGS OF TRAILER WITH HAMMER. UPON IMPACT, A FRAGMENT OF WOOD FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

1989 · 1 incident

September 1, 1989 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tilcon Maine Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS INSIDE SCREEN DECK. PULLING SCREEN CLOTH OUT PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. BECAUSE OF POSITION THAT EMPLOYEE HAD TO WORK IN ALL DAY, ALONG WITH THE WAY YOU HAVE T O PULL TO ACCOMPLISH THIS JOB, OVERUSE OF THE MUSCLES IN THE LOWER BACK RESULTED. THIS JOB IS USUALLY DONE BY TWO PERSONS.

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