Mining Incidents

BIG BEAR QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Francis R Hayes
Poultney, Rutland County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300499

BIG BEAR QUARRY has $956 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
9
citations
3
significant & substantial
$956
proposed penalties
$956
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
9
inspections on record
50
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 50 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BIG BEAR QUARRY has $956 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$956
proposed penalties
$956
current assessed
$956
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q2 1,883 5 3 2655.3
2003 Q1 2,314 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,554 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,577 4 0 1552.2
2002 Q1 2,588 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,641 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 3,106 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,689 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,299 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,311 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,099 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,388 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,398 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

November 21, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Big Bear Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

SLATE BROKE AND HAND WENT INTO TRIMMING MACHINE BROKE 3 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER HAD TO HAVE PINS PUT IN.

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