Mining Incidents

HOGBACK QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

TROY MINERALS INC · Surface
Controlled by Stephen M Chmielewski
Florence, Rutland County, VT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300493

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
112
citations
22
significant & substantial
$15,862
proposed penalties
$14,088
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 4,366 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,735 1 0 211.2
2025 Q2 5,300 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,471 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,710 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,375 1 0 186.0
2024 Q2 4,551 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,546 1 0 220.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 10, 2020 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Troy Minerals Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standard threshold shift >25 Db. Employee has been laid off since November 2019. Doctors note confirming ear infection is included.

2018 · 1 incident

April 19, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Troy Minerals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling rope through 8" pipe which was attached to a 5" hose. The end of the pipe 4.5' from edge. EE was near the face of a 15' drop. EE should've been tied off to prevent falling. EE wasn't. Rope broke & EE fell backwards & landed on feet & hurt left foot. EE had bruised hand w/minor cuts. Brought EE to ER, x-rays determined fractured heel. EE was wearing hard hat.

2009 · 1 incident

October 23, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Troy Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was getting into Cat truck. Opened door, went to step in and missed the catwalk and fell about 6 feet. 4 stitches above right eyebrow, soreness to shoulder, arm and ribs.