Mining Incidents

QUIMBY MTN STONE/BLACK RIVER QUARRIESMetal/Nonmetal

Sharon, Windsor County, VT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300586
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
Oct 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

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

Employee was clearing a jam on the thin stone saw. Employee did not lock out machine when opening the door. Employee used the belt and leverage to try to free the caught stone and caught glove behind stone and pulled hand between belt and non-operating blade.

2017 · 1 incident

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

Employee was moving a rock on the conveyor, when employee lost control of rock and pinched finger between rock and conveyor roll. The result was a cut to right hand index finger and a clean break also.