Mining Incidents

Pelkey Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Craig E Markcrow
Fair Haven, Rutland County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300616

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2006–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
71
citations
20
significant & substantial
$16,393
proposed penalties
$14,131
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
2014 Q3 7,641 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,206 6 1 535.4
2014 Q1 10,028 5 1 498.6
2013 Q4 11,527 5 3 433.8
2013 Q3 12,240 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 14,575 2 0 137.2
2013 Q1 11,346 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 11,535 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.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2013 · 1 incident

May 29, 2013 VT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using the Zip trimmer. Blade caught on his glove and he cut middle and ring finger on right hand. Employee had stitches and cut into the bone on ring finger.

2011 · 1 incident

January 17, 2011 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving a 26x18 slab of stone and felt a pain in his groin. Employee saw a doctor the next day. Suspected hernia.

2010 · 1 incident

2009 · 5 incidents

December 10, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stone slipped while placing stone into rubbish box. Cut went through the glove and cut ring finger on left hand.

August 12, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A piece of slate went through glove and cut right pinky finger.

May 1, 2009 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

employee was throwing a piece of waste slate into a bin when he misjudged, pinching his L pinky finger between the bin and slate, causing a fracture.

2008 · 1 incident

April 22, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was drilling hole with track drill when his boot lace got tangled in drill steel and wrapped around causing his Left leg to be pulled into steel before he could stop machine.

2007 · 1 incident

January 29, 2007 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vermont Structural Slate Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was picking up a stone to discard, when he slipped, causing an abrasion to his Left hand.

2006 · 1 incident