Mining Incidents

Portable Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ormond Bushey Jr
Essex Junction, Chittenden County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300471

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,076
proposed penalties
$3,076
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
2013 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 475 1 0 2105.3
2012 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 729 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 289 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 442 2 0 4524.9
2010 Q3 1,438 3 0 2086.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2003 · 1 incident

May 24, 2003 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ormond Bushey & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ADJUSTING CHAIN ON CRUSHER CONE TO TIGHTEN CONE ONTO PLANT WHEN LEFT HAND SMALL FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CRUSHER & CHAIN. CHAIN TIGHTENED & EE PULLED HAND AWAY LEAVING GLOVE & END OF FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN & CRUSHER. EE WAS TAKEN TO OFFICE, GIVEN FIRST AID & TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL - COULD NOT ATTACH FINGER TIP.