Mining Incidents

DANBY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Vermont Quarries Corp. · Underground
Controlled by Fabrizio Ponzanelli
Danby, Rutland County, VT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4300042

DANBY QUARRY has $334K in proposed MSHA penalties and $154 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1983–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
688
citations
160
significant & substantial
$334,388
proposed penalties
$260,615
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $73,773 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
178
inspections on record
6,695
inspection hours
10.3
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.
688 citations across 6,695 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

DANBY QUARRY has $334K in proposed MSHA penalties and $154 outstanding across 9 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.
$334K
proposed penalties
$261K
current assessed
$261K
paid to date
$154
outstanding
681 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
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 13,701 3 0 219.0
2025 Q3 13,440 2 1 148.8
2025 Q2 12,249 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 14,173 1 0 70.6
2024 Q4 13,917 2 1 143.7
2024 Q3 16,676 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 16,648 1 0 60.1
2024 Q1 17,082 1 0 58.5
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 17,451 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 16,987 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 17,456 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 16,758 6 0 358.0
2022 Q4 16,855 4 0 237.3
2022 Q3 17,602 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 17,877 1 0 55.9
2022 Q1 18,248 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 16,656 1 0 60.0
2021 Q3 18,702 1 0 53.5
2021 Q2 17,161 1 0 58.3
2021 Q1 16,392 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 15,949 2 0 125.4
2020 Q3 17,734 4 1 225.6
2020 Q2 9,191 1 0 108.8
2020 Q1 17,760 1 0 56.3
2019 Q4 17,664 2 0 113.2
2019 Q3 17,033 3 0 176.1
2019 Q2 18,347 2 0 109.0
2019 Q1 17,548 3 0 171.0
2018 Q4 17,726 1 0 56.4
2018 Q3 17,635 2 0 113.4
2018 Q2 17,622 1 0 56.7
2018 Q1 19,110 6 1 314.0
2017 Q4 19,265 1 0 51.9
2017 Q3 19,240 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 20,123 5 2 248.5
2017 Q1 19,081 1 0 52.4
2016 Q4 18,175 11 3 605.2
2016 Q3 17,766 5 0 281.4
2016 Q2 18,356 40 9 2179.1
2016 Q1 18,985 10 0 526.7
2015 Q4 20,685 8 0 386.8
2015 Q3 18,411 14 3 760.4
2015 Q2 18,622 11 4 590.7
2015 Q1 16,384 10 1 610.4
2014 Q4 18,824 6 0 318.7
2014 Q3 16,701 12 3 718.5
2014 Q2 17,811 6 1 336.9
2014 Q1 18,197 39 9 2143.2
2013 Q4 18,712 16 0 855.1
2013 Q3 17,483 14 3 800.8
2013 Q2 17,557 8 1 455.7
2013 Q1 17,491 30 5 1715.2
2012 Q4 16,669 1 0 60.0
2012 Q3 15,575 22 5 1412.5
2012 Q2 15,061 4 3 265.6
2012 Q1 14,893 10 2 671.5
2011 Q4 14,630 6 1 410.1
2011 Q3 14,655 5 1 341.2
2011 Q2 14,284 14 4 980.1
2011 Q1 13,712 9 5 656.4
2010 Q4 12,893 6 3 465.4
2010 Q3 14,559 13 7 892.9
2010 Q2 12,574 5 0 397.6
2010 Q1 11,628 6 1 516.0
2009 Q4 13,465 11 3 816.9
2009 Q3 12,305 6 2 487.6
2009 Q2 11,865 12 5 1011.4
2009 Q1 10,934 18 2 1646.2
2008 Q4 13,031 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,771 10 4 1140.1
2008 Q2 12,816 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 12,174 9 1 739.3
2007 Q4 10,715 17 3 1586.6
2007 Q3 10,869 15 3 1380.1
2007 Q2 6,405 7 2 1092.9
2007 Q1 10,796 7 1 648.4
2006 Q4 11,158 6 2 537.7
2006 Q3 11,798 4 0 339.0
2006 Q2 11,208 2 1 178.4
2006 Q1 11,560 9 3 778.5
2005 Q4 11,151 6 1 538.1
2005 Q3 10,844 4 1 368.9
2005 Q2 8,312 5 0 601.5
2005 Q1 8,522 8 3 938.7
2004 Q4 6,139 4 0 651.6
2004 Q3 6,105 4 0 655.2
2004 Q2 4,950 6 0 1212.1
2004 Q1 4,284 5 0 1167.1
2003 Q4 5,561 3 0 539.5
2003 Q3 6,013 4 1 665.2
2003 Q2 6,433 3 0 466.3
2003 Q1 5,705 4 3 701.1
2002 Q4 6,337 22 6 3471.7
2002 Q3 6,396 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,915 2 1 289.2
2002 Q1 9,120 23 9 2521.9
2001 Q4 8,746 2 0 228.7
2001 Q3 7,020 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,511 2 0 235.0
2001 Q1 8,068 3 1 371.8
2000 Q4 6,875 15 10 2181.8
2000 Q3 5,304 12 5 2262.4
2000 Q2 7,274 10 4 1374.8
2000 Q1 6,637 2 2 301.3

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

Reportable incidents

27 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

July 29, 2025 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Finger got caught in a lifting cable while EE was attempting to lift up a saw floor track.

2024 · 1 incident

September 16, 2024 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was bringing the gang trolly cart from our gang saw to the polisher when they got their steel toed boot caught in between the rail of the trolly storage area and trolly cart.

2023 · 1 incident

January 4, 2023 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using an air nail gun to make a crate for a job, the nail deflected off the side of the board and punctured EE's pointer finger on EE's left hand. The employee was seen at Rutland Regional Medial Center for a puncture wound. The employee returned to work on 01/06/23 at full duty with no restrictions.

2022 · 1 incident

February 7, 2022 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck against stationary object

EE was walking down the paved roadway at entrance of the quarry when EE rolled an ankle on loose gravel. EE went to the Doctor and was diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

2019 · 1 incident

May 13, 2019 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was dragging a coiled up air when they felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee went to the doctors and had an MRI and will eventually need surgery on the shoulder.

2018 · 2 incidents

October 24, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal shopman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Vermont Quarries Corp. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Failed hearing conservation test.

July 6, 2018 VT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was moving gang saw blades for gang #2, when EE bent over and picked up a box and felt a pop along with a sharp pain from the groin to the knee.

2017 · 1 incident

June 14, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was disposing wet dynamite caps. The caps were put into a designated area, lit on fire, and EE left the barricaded area. EE returned to the barricaded area, leaned down to relight the fire and at that point the caps detonated. EE was wearing safety goggles but EE still received minor burns to the face and a small fragment of steel in right shoulder.

2014 · 1 incident

September 8, 2014 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While driving a wedge w/a sledge hammer, left foot slipped which caused him to twist his back.

2013 · 1 incident

2010 · 1 incident

October 18, 2010 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by falling object

While lifting corner of marble block with excavator so ee could place block of wood under the block of marble 4 piece of marble fell off. Striking ee in the crest and lower neck ee had wind knock out of him, and sustained bruise to his chest and neck area.

2002 · 1 incident

July 15, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal apprentice, trainee MACHINERY
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE, DRILL CAUGHT ON METAL, DRAGGING HAND ACROSS RIVET, CAUSING A CUT ON LEFT HAND (5 STITCHES).

1994 · 3 incidents

August 31, 1994 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WE HAD UNSOUND MATERIAL ON OUR WEST FACE. NOT SUITABLE FOR DIMENSION STONE. MUST BE REMOVED BY SCALING TO SET UP NEXT CUT. A PIECE ROLLED OUT OF BOTTOM AND CAUGHT HIS LEG.

June 6, 1994 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEDGING WIRE SAW CUT ON BLOCK OF MARBLE.

1993 · 1 incident

March 11, 1993 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING, STUBBED TOE, FELL DOWN, HIT HIS HEAD.

1992 · 1 incident

August 11, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vermont Marble Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

46595G SAW W/PRY BAR CHAIN SAW CONTARI AND PRY BAR.

1991 · 1 incident

1989 · 2 incidents

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

March 3, 1986 VT · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Vermont Marble Company · Struck by flying object

STANDING ON TOP3OF LAYER-FLY ROCK FROM FORKLIFT HIT SHOULDER.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 25, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Vermont Marble Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMALL LACERATION FROM PIECE OF BROKE DRILL COUPLING WHILE DRILLING.

February 28, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vermont Marble Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

APPARENTLY ED WAS CARRYING TOO HEAVY OF A PIECE OF AIR PIPE-HURT HIS BACK

1983 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1983 VT · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Vermont Marble Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE DRILLING- HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MUCK, FELL DOWN, LANDED ON HIS DRAGER SELF RESCUER.

September 13, 1983 VT · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Vermont Marble Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STARTING HOLE FOR ANCHOR BIN,ROFATING STEEL SLIPPED.TRIED TO PUT FOOT IN FRONT OF STEEL WRAPPING PANTS AND SKIN ABOVE KNEE PINCHED BETWEEN STEEL AND CHUCK.

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