Mining Incidents

E L Smith Quarry: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rock Of Ages Corp · Surface
Controlled by Polycor Inc
Washington County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300025

MSHA record for E L Smith Quarry (mine ID 4300025). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Rock Of Ages Corp 1950 to 1984
  2. Rock Of Ages Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

E L Smith Quarry sits in Washington County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Washington County, Vermont · Population 59,958
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,853
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

June 18, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SETTING BAR DRILL-PLACINGLEG INTO POSITION LEG SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND STRUCK HIM ON FOOT JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE CAP.

March 15, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock Of Ages Corp · Fall onto or against objects

VICTIM WAS REACHING INTO HIS TOOL BOX, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS SIDE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE TOOL BOX.

February 1, 1984 VT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by flying object

TWO QUARRYMEN HAD ATTACHED 6\ STAGING SLINGS TO DERRICK. AS SLINGS TIGHTENED THEY CAUGHT ON A LADDER LAYING ON THE STAGING CAUSING THE LADDER TO FLIP OVER THE STAGING RAILING AND STRIKE THE VB VICTIM IN THE MOUTH.

1983 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1983 VT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rock Of Ages Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON AIR TRACK DRILL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

June 6, 1983 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rock Of Ages Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISING HIS SHOULDER.A