BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $867 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–2018
Latest incident
Sep 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
173
citations
42
significant & substantial
$45,301
proposed penalties
$44,220
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,081 gap.
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.
173 citations across 1,170 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $867 outstanding across 2 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$867
outstanding
172 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $904 in penalties contested before the Commission, $470 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2026-01-23
29%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz185 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2019-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.88
0.65
1.35
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.84
0.84
1.00
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.7
0.66
1.06
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2005-02-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.16
0.57
2.04
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2003-02-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.13
0.57
1.98
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2026-01-23
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.59
0.41
Jackhammer Operator
2026-01-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Jackhammer Operator
2026-01-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-10-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2021-10-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.69
0.30
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2019-03-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.66
0.71
0.93
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2015-11-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
0.4
0.90
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2015-11-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.61
0.21
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2012-02-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.58
0.28
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2012-02-28
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.43
0.63
0.68
Washer Operator
2005-11-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
0.79
0.43
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2005-02-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.6
0.53
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2005-02-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
0.62
0.77
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2003-02-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.73
0.55
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2003-02-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
0.84
0.57
Stone Polisher/Cutter
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Vermont, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.67 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
18.77
18.77
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
18
2025
18
2024
16
2023
18
2022
17
2021
16
2020
9
2019
4
2018
9
2017
12
2016
26
2015
25
2014
20
2013
19
2012
16
2011
16
2010
16
2009
14
2008
14
2007
15
2006
15
2005
13
2004
17
2003
15
2002
11
2001
12
2000
12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL sits in Rutland County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Rutland County, Vermont · Population 60,484
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,778
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
11,376
8
3
703.2
2026 Q1
7,555
6
1
794.2
2025 Q4
10,823
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
12,978
5
0
385.3
2025 Q2
12,209
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
10,622
4
1
376.6
2024 Q4
10,593
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
11,870
8
3
674.0
Show 96 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
12,250
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,139
9
4
741.4
2023 Q4
11,222
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
12,454
8
0
642.4
2023 Q2
12,855
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
11,143
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
11,475
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
12,843
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
10,266
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
10,102
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
11,415
16
2
1401.7
2021 Q3
10,679
4
2
374.6
2021 Q2
9,856
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
8,088
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,802
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
4,150
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
598
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
11
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
432
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
4,877
15
8
3075.7
2018 Q4
5,185
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
5,418
12
3
2214.8
2018 Q2
5,685
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
5,024
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,725
3
0
805.4
2017 Q3
6,933
2
1
288.5
2017 Q2
7,052
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8,457
1
1
118.2
2016 Q4
9,276
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
9,201
1
1
108.7
2016 Q2
17,605
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
17,582
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
20,616
1
0
48.5
2015 Q3
17,780
4
1
225.0
2015 Q2
13,465
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,458
1
0
105.7
2014 Q4
13,547
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
12,338
2
0
162.1
2014 Q2
10,290
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
10,137
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
12,771
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
12,911
11
2
852.0
2013 Q2
12,798
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
12,865
3
0
233.2
2012 Q4
3,176
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
14,107
3
0
212.7
2012 Q2
12,599
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
10,627
6
2
564.6
2011 Q4
9,715
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,266
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,645
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
7,460
1
0
134.0
2010 Q4
9,825
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
8,855
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,933
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
7,341
1
0
136.2
2009 Q4
12,004
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
8,107
3
0
370.1
2009 Q2
8,372
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
7,565
2
0
264.4
2008 Q4
8,784
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
8,677
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
8,695
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
8,149
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
10,194
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
9,095
1
0
110.0
2007 Q2
8,021
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
8,080
1
0
123.8
2006 Q4
9,209
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,420
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
8,307
1
0
120.4
2006 Q1
9,442
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
7,684
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,945
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,808
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,883
4
0
507.4
2004 Q4
9,028
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
8,481
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
7,515
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
6,848
1
0
146.0
2003 Q4
7,039
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,207
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
9,176
1
0
109.0
2003 Q1
6,503
6
1
922.7
2002 Q4
6,084
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,178
6
3
1158.7
2002 Q2
6,160
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,977
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
7,252
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
6,306
5
0
792.9
2001 Q2
6,182
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,454
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,437
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,387
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,923
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,046
7
3
1730.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2018 · 2 incidents
September 27, 2018VT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was greasing the tile saw and EE's feet slipped out from underneath EE. EE slid between the tile saw and the wall, EE's left arm was up against the wall at a bad angle and pain shot through it.
EE HAD PAIN IN RIGHT ARM AND WENT TO THE DOCTORS TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. HE WAS TOLD HE COULD WORK LIGHT DUTY ONLY - WHICH WE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE, AND THE WORK WAS REFUSED. HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TENDONITIS. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS CARPAL TUNNEL. HE WAS ADVISED NOT TO CONTINUE WORK UNTIL FURTHUR TESTING COULD BE DONE. EE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK - POSITION FILLED.
2001 · 1 incident
June 9, 2001VT · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE INTO THE RUBBISH CONTAINER, THE SLATE BROKE AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLATE AND CONTAINER, CUTTING HIS HAND. THE CUT WENT THROUGH HIS TENDON NEAR THE PINKY FINGER.
EMPL WAS DOING ELECTRICAL WORK WHEN ELECTRICAL BOX BLEW UP WHILE HAND WAS STILL IN THERE. BURNT LEFT HAND & ARM ALSO HAD SOME FACIAL BURNS WITH ALOT OF REDNESS FOR FEW DAYS.
October 8, 1988VT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I.NAME SAWING S5ATE HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF RUBBISH TO THROW AWAY THREW IT INTO BIN AND SLATE BROKE IN HALF PART GOING INTO BIN THE OTHER PIECE HITTING ARM AND CUTTING IT.
February 25, 1987VT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE TRIMMING 8LATE,EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL. WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF,HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BLADE CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS FINGERS. CAME INTO CONTA7T WITH BLADE CAUSING HIM TO CAUT HIS FINGERS.
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