Mining Incidents

SHELDON SLATE PRODUCTS QRY & MILL #2Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by John M Tatko Jr
Poultney, Rutland County, VT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300033
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2026 · 1 incident

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

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

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

Struck by falling object

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

2015 · 1 incident

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

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.