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HIGH RD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

HILLTOP SLATE INC · Surface

Controlled by Northeast Slate Incorporated

Poultney, Rutland County, VT · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4300019

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2001–2012
Latest incident: Jul 2012

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

citations

significant & substantial

$4,889

proposed penalties

$4,573

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	315	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	250	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	110	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	255	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	470	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	220	2	1	9090.9
2024 Q2	160	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	319	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

5 on file

2012 · 1 incident

July 31, 2012 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Rupe Slate Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was in the slate yard talking to a worker who was cleaving slate when a shard of the hammer came off, hit the eyelid of the employee, then fell to the ground. The employee had to seek medical attention due to blurry vision in the left eye. There was a slight cut on his left eyelid. He visited two doctors and returned to work the next day.

2010 · 1 incident

September 10, 2010 VT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY

Rupe Slate Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Worker was trimming slate when he moved right hand and part of right hand caught under the blade, causing the right ring finger and small finger to be cut through. Gloves were worn.

2008 · 1 incident

January 30, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rupe Slate Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was squaring up cut off piece of slate on power rolls using a bar when he fell backwards onto the floor.

2002 · 1 incident

November 14, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rupe Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE SLATE.

2001 · 1 incident

December 18, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rupe Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF SCRAP SLATE TO THE RUBBISH BIN WHEN HIS FINGER RUBBED ON THE PIECE OF SLATE AND WAS CUT.