Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Westbrook Quarry & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Pike Industries · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700001

Westbrook Quarry & Mill has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Westbrook Quarry & Mill.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1986–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,131
proposed penalties
$4,131
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
22
inspections on record
352
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: 352 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Westbrook Quarry & Mill 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
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-19.
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
2010 Q1 1,348 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,406 2 0 1422.5
2009 Q3 1,275 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,512 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,435 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,367 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,614 3 0 1858.7
2008 Q2 2,198 0 0 0.0
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 1,702 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,394 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,956 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,433 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,866 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,764 9 1 1561.4
2006 Q3 8,352 2 0 239.5
2006 Q2 8,104 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,234 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,465 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,230 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 557 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,243 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,698 4 2 597.2
2004 Q2 7,078 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 581 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,171 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,095 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,319 7 2 956.4
2003 Q1 506 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,952 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,974 2 0 250.8
2002 Q2 7,717 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 544 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,405 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,737 4 0 517.0
2001 Q2 7,206 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 602 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,521 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,765 5 2 643.9
2000 Q2 6,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 698 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

September 7, 2007 ME · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sprained right ankle. Caused by employee bouncing on foot to give momentum to climb ladder into water truck cab. Ladder had been previously modified at this employee's request to make access easier.

July 23, 2007 ME · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pike Industries · Fall to the walkway or working surface

2" pipe laying on shop floor. Miner broke right wrist.

July 5, 2007 ME · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pike Industries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee strained left shoulder and upper arm accessing water truck cab. Restricted duty to no repetitve lifting over 20 lbs, no pushing/pulling over 20 labs force, no reaching over shoulder, prescribed celebrex and vicoden.

2006 · 1 incident

January 10, 2006 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Rock Industries · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While removing a layer of screens, employee strained his back as he was pulling and pushing and climbing around in deck.

2004 · 1 incident

November 23, 2004 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STARTING EQUIPMENT FOR WARMUP, DOOR HANDLE LEVER BROKE IN HALF CAUSING AND CUT TO RIGHT HAND

2003 · 1 incident

October 31, 2003 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Rock Industries · Struck against stationary object

CLEARING MATERIAL FROM JAW CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND HAND SLAMMED AGAINST A PIECE OF ROCK INJURING RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident

January 20, 2000 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING IN NEW TRAIL PULLY ON CONVEYER, USING PRY BAR THAT SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON PULLYTHAT BROKE RING FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

June 8, 1999 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WELDING ON PLANT FURING WINDY DAY-PARTICLE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE CAWING ABRASION TO EYE.

1997 · 1 incident

May 9, 1997 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Blue Rock Industries · Contact with electrical current

CHECKING FUSES IN ELECTRICAL BOX. TOUCHED SIDE OF BOX AND GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DID NOT REALIZE EXTENT OF BURN UNTIL OVER WEEKEND AND WHEN WENT TO DOCTORS.

1995 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1995 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON SHAFT, PIECE OF STEEL IN LEFT EYE.

1994 · 1 incident

March 17, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by flying object

CUTTING AND GRINDING METAL SMALL PIECE ENTERED LEFT EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

April 12, 1990 ME · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING STEEL NUT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER NUT CAME OFF HITTING R LEG AND CAUSING CUT

1986 · 1 incident

July 8, 1986 ME · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Blue Rock Industries · Struck by flying object

BLASTING IN QUA9RY,PIECES OF LEDGE BLEW 600' STRIKING EMPL IN PLANT YARD ON UPPER BACK AND SHOULDER LEFT KNOCKING HIM UNCONCIOUS.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Westbrook Quarry & Mill

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.

Get the report ($149) See a sample report Monitor a whole book of operators, $99/mo