South Poultney Slate Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS PUTTING OIL IN BACKHOE WHEN HOOD FELL AND HIT HIM ON BACK OF HEAD PUSHING HIS FACE INTO MOTOR - BROKE NOSE.
TARAN BROTHERS S1 SLATE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
TARAN BROTHERS SLATE CO.
· Surface
Controlled by
Stephen M Taran; Joseph M Taran
Poultney,
Rutland County,
VT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300336
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
25
significant & substantial
$30,818
proposed penalties
$17,860
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 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 584 | 3 | 0 | 5137.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 849 | 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.