Mining Incidents

NEWMONT SLATE CO., INC. Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John M Williams
West Pawlet, Rutland County, VT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300011

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2002–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
399
citations
117
significant & substantial
$183,695
proposed penalties
$155,924
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 18,646 2 0 107.3
2025 Q3 19,632 7 1 356.6
2025 Q2 19,974 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 19,868 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 19,146 8 5 417.8
2024 Q3 20,917 8 1 382.5
2024 Q2 24,053 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,675 7 1 419.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 5, 2024 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working and around 8:45 am, EE felt a pop in the left knee while shifting their weight. EE's been working with pain but went to see a doctor on 8/14/2024.

2023 · 4 incidents

May 22, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE is a splitter. EE was stacking slate and felt a pop in the lower back.

May 11, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Sawing, went to pull on a block and heard something pop. Went to doctor and they suspect a muscle tear/pull.

May 1, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sawing and went to lift a block off the rolls and pulled a muscle in their rib area.

April 25, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Cut the back of hand pushing a chip through the opening of the trimmer. EE's glove got too close to the blade and it pulled EE's hand in. Got stitches and is out of work 3-5 weeks per specialist.

2018 · 2 incidents

September 4, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a block of slate from the rollers to a bench and pulled a muscle in their back.

April 2, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While turning a pallet of slate pinched left ring finger between table and wheel causing an injury to finger tip.

2017 · 1 incident

August 7, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee was positioning rock on rollers in preparation to be sawed a piece of the rock snapped off from the bottom and caused a laceration to employee's left forearm.

2009 · 1 incident

September 23, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Splitting large pieces of slate with wedge and hammer. A piece of wedge broke off and entered left leg.

2008 · 1 incident

February 28, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee self inflicted in an apparent suicide attempt, cut his neck & wrist & was found in an excavator by a fellow worker still awake. 911 was called & the State Police, & employee was taken to hospital.

2004 · 1 incident

January 22, 2004 VT · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Newmont Slate Company Inc · No Value Found

EE BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND RESTED HAND NEAR CUTTING BLADES. HE HIT HIS RING FINGER LEFT HAND AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

2003 · 1 incident

November 5, 2003 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD TO LIFT SLATE TO TRIMMING MACHINE, TRIM SLATE AND PLACE FINISHED SLATE ON SHELF. THE DOCTOR CLAIMS THIS REPEATED MOTION CAUSED THE INJURY. WE FEEL THE EMPLOYEE HAD A BACK PROBLEM PRIOR TO HIS WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.

2002 · 1 incident

January 2, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Newmont Slate Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED RUBBISH PILE TO INSPECT AND SEE HOW MUC WAS LEFT TO BE MOVED. ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE INCLINE THE SLATE RUBBISH STARTED TO SLIDE. THE EE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, BUT RUBBISH CAUG HT HIM AND A PIECE OF SLATE RUBBISH HIT HIS LEG CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.