The block saw bound up and the feed crank pulled employee's arm causing shoulder pain. He is finding it painful to move his right arm. He was diagnosed with a bone spur in his shoulder.
J & G HADEKA SLATE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
HADEKA SLATE FLOORING INC
· Surface
Controlled by
Gary Hadeka
Poultney,
Rutland County,
VT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300013
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2011
- Latest incident
- Apr 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
131
citations
45
significant & substantial
$20,564
proposed penalties
$20,564
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 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 717 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2011 · 1 incident
April 27, 2011
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
MACHINERY
Hadeka Slate Flooring Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2004 · 1 incident
July 15, 2004
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Hadeka Slate Flooring Inc · Struck against stationary object
The employee was climbing the hill of the pit in a haul truck to dump rubbish at the grout pile. He tried to downshift on an incline and lost momentum to climb the hill. The truck rolled back to the quarry floor and slipped off the road causing it to tip on it's side. The employee jumped from the truck and sprained or fractured his wrist and had minor skin scrapes.
2003 · 1 incident
Hadeka Slate Flooring Inc · No Value Found
UNKNOWN--NOT SURE--FILED FOR RECORD KEEPING- SPRAINED LEG, NOT SURE WHEN, HOW OR WHERE