Mining Incidents

STRATUS GREYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Kenneth Clark
Wells, Rutland County, VT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300018
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Oct 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

WORKER STEPPED WRONG EXITING EUCLID TRUCK AND FELL ONTO ROUGH SLATE.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WENT TO THROW SCRAP STONE INTO RUBBISH BIN, HIT FINGER ON SAW FRAME

Fall onto or against objects

WORKER WAS SHOVELING AREA TO BE DRILLED LATER. MMIXED SLEET AND SNOW MADE AREA SLICK. HE SLIPPEDAND FELL

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN AFTER LIFTING HOSES. WENT TO MD AND OUT OF WORK ON 1-25-02.

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING DOWN SLANT-SLIPPED AND FELL.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN. SENT TO CLINIC FOR CHECKUP.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

WHILE TRIMMING SLATE, PIECE FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

Struck by flying object

DRILLING HOLES IN ROCK TO PLACE EXPLISVES IN DRILL BIT HIT A BLASTING CAP THAT HAD NOT GONE OFF INPREVIOUS FIRING. THE CAP WENT OFF THROWING SMALL PIECES OF PWDER AND STONES TOWARD WORKER.