Whales Back Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
22
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,068
proposed penalties
$1,868
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $200 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
13
inspections on record
141
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: 141 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Whales Back Quarry has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-03.
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
186
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
67
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
54
1
0
18518.5
2025 Q1
133
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
97
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
115
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
123
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
75
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
262
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
283
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
275
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
372
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
612
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
606
3
0
4950.5
2022 Q2
389
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
215
1
0
4651.2
2021 Q4
340
6
0
17647.1
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
64
2
0
31250.0
2008 Q2
497
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
36
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,126
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,345
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,140
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
576
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
752
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,420
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,460
7
0
4794.5
2006 Q1
2,270
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,080
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
560
2
0
3571.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2007 · 1 incident
February 28, 2007ME · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanMACHINERY
Employee was cutting granite step material on apron in front of shop/office entrance. Granite slab broke catching employee's finger. Employee suffered laceration of finger and hand and was taken to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital emergency services for treatment.
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