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BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL Metal/Non-Metal

VT UNFADING GREEN SLATE COMPANY INC · Surface

Controlled by David C Camara

Castleton, Rutland County, VT · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4300196

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2001–2018
Latest incident: Sep 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

173

citations

significant & substantial

$42,869

proposed penalties

$41,788

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	10,823	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	12,978	5	0	385.3
2025 Q2	12,209	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	10,622	4	1	376.6
2024 Q4	10,593	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	11,870	8	3	674.0
2024 Q2	12,250	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	12,139	9	4	741.4

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vt Unfading Green Slate Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was greasing the tile saw and EE's feet slipped out from underneath EE. EE slid between the tile saw and the wall, EE's left arm was up against the wall at a bad angle and pain shot through it.

August 7, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vt Unfading Green Slate Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee attempted to lift water pump without assistance, the pump was too heavy which resulted in the employee dropping it on EE's foot.

2004 · 1 incident

March 17, 2004 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Vt Unfading Green Slate Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD PAIN IN RIGHT ARM AND WENT TO THE DOCTORS TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. HE WAS TOLD HE COULD WORK LIGHT DUTY ONLY - WHICH WE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE, AND THE WORK WAS REFUSED. HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TENDONITIS. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS CARPAL TUNNEL. HE WAS ADVISED NOT TO CONTINUE WORK UNTIL FURTHUR TESTING COULD BE DONE. EE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK - POSITION FILLED.

2001 · 1 incident

June 9, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vt Unfading Green Slate Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE INTO THE RUBBISH CONTAINER, THE SLATE BROKE AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLATE AND CONTAINER, CUTTING HIS HAND. THE CUT WENT THROUGH HIS TENDON NEAR THE PINKY FINGER.