Mining Incidents

TARAN BROTHERS SLATE QUARRY AND MILLMetal/Nonmetal

Poultney, Rutland County, VT · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300031
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Employee punched in at 7:00 a.m. They reported to the trimming machine and at 7:30 a.m. they tripped on a floor mat in the trimming shed. When they tripped, their hand fell into the blade when they tried to catch themselves. Their right hand has three broken fingers. They went to a doctor and was told they should be out for 6/8 weeks.

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking in yard tripped on stone and put hand out to catch himself and cut finger.

Struck by falling object

Used a pry bar to loosen slate from rolls.

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Put a piece of slate on pallet did not see a sharp edge sticking out towards bottom and cut left calf on leg- taped it up but did not think it was too bad- worked rest of day after he went home decided to go to medical center and got 8 stitches. RTW Mon full duty.

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee worked full day trimming slate. Called next morning with back pain. Went to see doctor. Returned to work 11/2/07.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sawing & splitting slate. Did not report any injury or pain when he left work 7/5/07. Saw doctor on 7/6/07.

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Continued lifting & pulling. Was working light duty through Dec. 06.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee picked up a pc of slate from floor to throw into rubbish box. While doing so he twisted his right arm. Partial tear rotater cup.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE has felt pain in right groin area for approx. a week. Kept working. Got worse. Saw dr 8/22/06 9am was diognosed having a hernia.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was reaching for a block of slate from the rolls to split. Corner of slate broke leaving a sharp edge cutting his little right hand finger.

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AN AIR HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL FEBRUARY. PAIN GOT WORSE SO HE WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER ON 2/5/04.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING JACKHAMMER. LET GO OF HAMMER WHICH DUMPED HIS RT. LEG KNEE AREA.

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS GETTING OFF FORKLIFT, SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND; FELL BACK AGAINST FORKLIFT. EE CONTINUEDTO WORK UNTIL 1/10/02.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING APPROX 20LB SLATE TO STOCK BENT DOWN COULD NOT GET UP, PAIN IN BACK