BLISSVILLE QUARRY & MILL has $43K 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
$42,869
proposed penalties
$41,788
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,081 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
1,170
inspection hours
14.8
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 $43K 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$867
outstanding
164 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-23.
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
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
2024 Q2
12,250
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,139
9
4
741.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
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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