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.
HIGH RD QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal
HILLTOP SLATE INC · Surface
Controlled by Northeast Slate Incorporated
Poultney, Rutland County, VT · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300019
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2012
- Latest incident
- Jul 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2012 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
2010 · 1 incident
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
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
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
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.