Data / Mines / Maine / Affordable Mine
Affordable Mine: 16 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Affordable Mine is a temporarily idled construction sand and gravel surface mine in Androscoggin County, Maine, operated by Affordable Well Drilling Inc. with 2 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1701112). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 16 citations and orders there with $2,391 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1701112
- Status
- Temporarily Idled since August 29, 2025
- Main commodity
- Construction sand and gravel
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Androscoggin County, Maine
- Nearest town
- Sabattus
- Operator
- Affordable Well Drilling Inc.
- Employees
- 2
- MSHA field office
- Portsmouth NH Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 16
- Significant and substantial
- 3 (18.8%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $2,391
- Amount paid so far
- $2,391
- Inspections
- 5
- Inspector hours on site
- 17
- Citations per inspection
- 3.20 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 28, 2025
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | $2,089 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | $302 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Affordable Mine
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 41.12 | Notice of legal identity | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.5 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.18010 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.31 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.3 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.1000 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Other open mines in Androscoggin County, Maine
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Hill Quarry | Auburn Asphalt, LLC | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 18 | 56 |
| Jci Jaw Crusher-Wheels | Jig Aggregates | Androscoggin County, ME | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 15 |
| Ripley Pit | Jaiden Landscaping Inc. | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| St Laurent Pit | Jig Aggregates | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 11 |
| Gracelawn | Jig Aggregates | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 10 |
| Quirion, Pioneer 2650 Track Jaw Crusher | Quirion | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Portable Crusher #1 | R S Pidacks Inc | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| K R Youland & Son LLC | K R Youland & Son LLC | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| Sabattus Pit And Plant | Crooker Construction, LLC | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Astec Cone Plant | Quirion | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Daniel Pit | O W Holmes Inc | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Metso ST2.8 | Mac Sand & Gravel | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| Tuppers Pit | Copp Excavation Inc | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 6 |
| Longchamps-Auburn Pit | Jig Aggregates | Androscoggin County, ME | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Gkat Aggregate Sales | Gkat, LLC. | Androscoggin County, ME | Sand, common | 3 | 5 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.