EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SLATE SHINGLES WHEN A "JOINT" OR WEAKNESS IN THE STONE OPENED UP.
Debonis Quarry Road: 43 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Debonis Quarry Road has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 61
- Years on record
- 1987–2002
- Latest incident
- Apr 2002
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Debonis Quarry Road has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
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| YORK20000040M | Settlement | Barbour | 2000 | $138 → $110 |
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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)
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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: 2001-12-19, 24 years ago
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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.- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz31 over
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| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
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| 2001-05-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.93 | 0.74 | 1.26 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2001-12-19 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.93 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
| 2001-05-02 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.89 | Stone Polisher/Cutter |
Debonis Quarry Road recorded 6.58 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
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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.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
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| 2002 * | 6.58 | 6.58 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 10.68 | 10.68 | 0.000 |
- Colored Slate Products Company 1981 to present
- Global Slate Inc 1986 to 1993
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2000 | 20 |
Debonis Quarry Road sits in Rutland County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 8,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 7,394 | 1 | 0 | 135.2 |
| 2002 Q4 | 7,583 | 15 | 2 | 1978.1 |
| 2002 Q3 | 7,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 7,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2001 Q4 | 7,353 | 3 | 0 | 408.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 7,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,860 | 2 | 1 | 254.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 8,595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 9,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 9,199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 9,408 | 4 | 1 | 425.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 9,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
61 on file2002 · 1 incident
2000 · 2 incidents
EE WAS PUSHING SLATE BLOCKS DOWN ROLLER CONVEYOR WHEN A COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST HIM. COWORKER TURNED POWER ROLLERS ON TO ADVANCE BLOCKS INTO MILL OPERASTION. INJURED EE WRONGLY USED FREE SPINNING ROLLERS AS A MEANS TO STABILIZE HIMSELF TO PUSH BLOCKS DOWN CONVEYORS. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BY A BLOCK ENTERING SAWING AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOFING SHINGLE WHILE PALLETIZING WHEN IT BROKE AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE CAUSING A LACERATION.
1999 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A BLOCK FO STONE WHEN CRANK KICKED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE HAND.
EE PULLING A TIGHT CHIP FROM PALLET. HE GRABBED A JAGGED EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRIVED IT.
EE RAN INTO CORNER OF A PALLET INJURIN HER ANKLE
EE TRIMMING SLATE WHEN A JOINT IN STONE OPENED UP AND PINCHED HIS HAND AT GUARD UNIT.
1998 · 5 incidents
EE ALLEGES HE WAS SPLITTING A SLATE BLOCK WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP. INSTEAD OF HITTING CHIESEL, EE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
STARTED GAS PUMP THE MOTOR KICKED BACK & PULLED HANDLE BETWEEN FINGERS & FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BLOCK OF SLATE OFF OF ROLLER CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT A JAGGED EDGE.
EE WAS TURNING A SLATE BLOCK ON ROLLER CONVEYOR IN PREPARATION FOR CUTTING
EE SLIPPED ON ICE DOWN SLANT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP WATER LINE.
1997 · 7 incidents
UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE LEFT PROPERTY WITHOUT REPORTING INCIDENT & NEVER RETURNED WHEN DOCTOR RELEASED HIM. TOOK EMPLOYMENT ELSEWHERE.
CONTINUAL OCCURANCE - PAIN IN THE LEFT WRIST.
ALL CONTRIBUTING CONDITIONS ARE UNK DUE TO EE HAS VOLUNTARILY LEFT CSP. HOWEVER, EE CLAIMS CARRYING SLATE ON 8/1/97 CAUSED BACK STRAIN. I TALKED TO HIS FOREMAN & ASS'T CARRIER & BOTH AGREE THA T EE'S CLAIM IS FALSE BECAUSE HIS CARRYING WAS VERY SHORT TERM & HE HANDLED VERY LIMITED AMOUNTS.
EE WAS PUSING A BLOCK OF SLATE DOWN ROLLERS TO SAW WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A JAGGED EDGE ON A CORNER OF SLATE BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCK OF SLATE FROM ROLLER CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BLOCK AND ROLLER.
REPETITIOUS MOVEMENT WHILE SPLITTING BLOCK OF SLATE.
EE WAS CLEAVING A BLOCK WHEN SLATE CHIPS FLEW AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS EYE.
1996 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS UUSING A BAR TO PULL STONE ALONG ROLLS.
INJURED WAS STACKING SLATE CHIPS ON PALLET AND RECEIVED BLOW TO ELBOW FROM ANOTHER EMP'S WRONGLYSTACKED SLATE CHIP.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE STONE DOWN ROLLS WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.
1995 · 7 incidents
PUSHING STRIPPED BLOCK BACK & AWAY & GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROUGH CAGE & SLAMMED FINGER INTO JAGGED EDGE
SAWYER WAS TURNING BLOCK IN PREPARATION FOR SAWING WHEN A PIECE BROKE ON JOINT AND PENETRATED HIS GLOVE.
EE WAS PREPARING TO OPERATE BUCKE LADDER. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO START IT UP, HE REPORTS OR FREAK ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE BATTERY BLEW & FOREIGN MATERIALS FLEW.
EE WAS ASSISTING HIS SUPERVISOR IN PREPARING A BUCKE TLOADER FOR OPEARTION. HE REPORTS A FREAK ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE BATTERY BLEW AND FOREIGN OBJECTS AND MATERIAL FLEW.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO PULL AWAY A BROKEN PORTION OF SLATE BLOCK WHEN HIS HAND WAS FORCED DOWNWARD CATCHING A SHARP EDGE.
HE HIT HIS HAND TWICE WITH HAMMER THEREFORE CAUSING ABRASION WHICH BROUGHT ON LUMPHANGITIAS TO INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS STRIPPING A BLOCK OF SLATE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE RUBBISH END INTO WASTE BOX A JOINT OPENED UP AND BROKE OFF HITTING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER AND PUNCTUREING IT.
1992 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SLATE BECAUSE THE ROLLS WERE FULL AND WHILE DOING SO HIS FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE BOARDS ON THE PALLET AND HE FELL LANDING ON THER SLATE WHICH CUT HIS LEFT PALM.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A BLOCK IN RUBBISH BOX AND IN DOING SO, HE STRAINED HIS NECK.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ROLLERS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT BLOCK AND EE FELL THROUGH ROLLS.
CLEAVING ROCK HAMMER HIT R HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS UNTHAWING WATER LINE AND WHILE TRYING TO GET THE LINE APART, THE AIR FROM COMPRESSOR TURNED ON BREAKING LINE IN HALF, THE LINE SWUNG AND HIT INJURED IN CHEST AND FACE AREA.
1991 · 5 incidents
EE WAS PICKING UP SLATE TO BE TRIMMED AND A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SLATE ON PALLET AND EDGE OF SLATE CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STONES OFF THE ROLLS AND SHARP EDGE OF SLATE CUT HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYHING SLATE AND TRIPPED AND GRABBED TRIMMING MACHINE TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND IN DOING SO HE JAMMED HIS HAND AGIANST THE TRIMMING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SLATE WHEN A CO-WORKER TOSSED A PIECE OF RUBBISH SLATE INTO THE RUBBISH BOX AND THE PIECE OF RUBBISH HIT THE EDGE OF THE BX AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING INJURED IN THE FOREHE AD.
1990 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAVING ROCK AND THE CLEAVING CENTER POPPED OUT OF THE CREVICE AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SLATE WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF ON THE CORNER OF THE SLATE AND WENT INTO LEFT WRIST.
CO-WORKER TOSSED A PIECE OF RUBBISH INTO THE BOX AND IT HIT THE INJURED IN THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP RUBBISH WITH OEPRATED SHOVEL ADN A PIECE OF STONE KICKED BACK AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDOW AND CUT INJURED'S THUMB.
HANDLING SLATE STRUCK BY IT
1989 · 8 incidents
INJURED WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF SLATE AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF SLATE.
EMPL STATED THAT PIECE OF SLATE SLID & CUT FINGER.
PIECE OF SLATE SLID & CUT EMPL'S FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. INJURED RECEIVED STITCHES TO FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK ON ROLLS AND HAND SLIPPED ON ROCK DRIVING IT INTO THE CORNER OF WEDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING SLATE AND WENT TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SLATE AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE SLIPPED ON ICY FLOOR AND SPRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOIYEE WAS PUTTING DRY GAS IN AIR HOSE & IT SPRAYED IN EYES
EMPL MOVED ROLLS TO PUT SLATE DOWN.PIECE OF SLATE CUT INJ RIGHT THUMB.
1988 · 8 incidents
EMPL CARRYING SLATE.EDGE OF SLATE CUT FINGER.
LIFTING SLATE
WRIST BENT BACK WHILE PUSHING ON ROW OF SLATE NOW C0O PAIN AND WEAKNESS IN L WRIST AND PAIN IN THE 4TH AND 5TH FINGER SPRAINED LEFT WRIST
EMPL CUT FINGER AT WORK ICM LINEOR LACERATION TIPS OF L 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS
EMPL WAS SITTING AT WORK AND MADE A TWISTING MOTION LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT AND FELT PAIN IN BUTTOCK
INJ LIFTING ROCK AND RIGHT FINGER BECAME INJURED BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF STONE.
EMPL. SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE SPLITTING STONE.
INJURED PULLED ON LARGE SLAB OF SLATE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & FELL TO HIS KNEES
1987 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS IN 1IT CLEAVING STONE AND A PIECE OF STEEL LODGED INTO RIGHT PALM.