Mining Incidents

DANBY QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Vermont Quarries Corp. · Underground
Controlled by Fabrizio Ponzanelli
Danby, Rutland County, VT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300042
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Nobody saw the accident and we have not been able to interview the EE

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Finger got caught in a lifting cable while EE was attempting to lift up a saw floor track.

2024 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was bringing the gang trolly cart from our gang saw to the polisher when they got their steel toed boot caught in between the rail of the trolly storage area and trolly cart.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using an air nail gun to make a crate for a job, the nail deflected off the side of the board and punctured EE's pointer finger on EE's left hand. The employee was seen at Rutland Regional Medial Center for a puncture wound. The employee returned to work on 01/06/23 at full duty with no restrictions.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE was walking down the paved roadway at entrance of the quarry when EE rolled an ankle on loose gravel. EE went to the Doctor and was diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was dragging a coiled up air when they felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee went to the doctors and had an MRI and will eventually need surgery on the shoulder.

2018 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Failed hearing conservation test.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was moving gang saw blades for gang #2, when EE bent over and picked up a box and felt a pop along with a sharp pain from the groin to the knee.

2017 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was disposing wet dynamite caps. The caps were put into a designated area, lit on fire, and EE left the barricaded area. EE returned to the barricaded area, leaned down to relight the fire and at that point the caps detonated. EE was wearing safety goggles but EE still received minor burns to the face and a small fragment of steel in right shoulder.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While driving a wedge w/a sledge hammer, left foot slipped which caused him to twist his back.

2013 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Removing marble slabs - Pelvis fracture

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While lifting corner of marble block with excavator so ee could place block of wood under the block of marble 4 piece of marble fell off. Striking ee in the crest and lower neck ee had wind knock out of him, and sustained bruise to his chest and neck area.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE, DRILL CAUGHT ON METAL, DRAGGING HAND ACROSS RIVET, CAUSING A CUT ON LEFT HAND (5 STITCHES).