Mining Incidents

SHELDON SLATE PRODUCTS QRY & MILL #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John M Tatko Jr
Poultney, Rutland County, VT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300033

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,659
proposed penalties
$5,659
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 2,514 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,463 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,543 1 1 393.2
2025 Q1 3,027 1 0 330.4
2024 Q4 3,006 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,896 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,067 1 0 326.1
2024 Q1 3,180 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

6 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 13, 2026 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was placing cutting stock on a pallet with the hoist & clamp: EE placed the pc. of stock on the pallet but misjudged where the pallet was, and dropped the pc on EE's finger, causing a fracture & laceration to EE's right hand ring finger.

2025 · 1 incident

July 28, 2025 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was sawing a pc of slate, EE was carrying a scrap pc to the rubbish bin when it broke & part of it landed in EE's L foot.

2023 · 1 incident

August 8, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving a piece of slate to the rubbish bin; a piece broke off and fell onto left foot, causing a fracture.

2019 · 1 incident

February 4, 2019 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was using a hoist when a rock fell off a pallet on top of left foot.

2015 · 1 incident

January 15, 2015 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sheldon Slate Products Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was working in the yard - he walked around a pallet of slate, slipped on snow covered ice fell.

2001 · 1 incident

August 2, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tatko Brothers Slate Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A QUARRY DUMP TRUCK FROM ONE END OF THE PIT TOT HE OTHER END TO DUMP A LOAD OF SLATE WASTE. HE TURNED THE TRUCK AROUND AND BACKED UP TO DUMP THE LOAD. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK AND LANDED ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE. EE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, ANOTHER EE SAW THE TRUCK AND GOT OUR EXCAVATOR OPERATOR TO ASSIST.