Mining Incidents

George Taran Quarry: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Taran George
Rutland County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300397

MSHA record for George Taran Quarry (mine ID 4300397). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Andrushko Brothers Slate Company 1985 to 1986
  2. George Taran Slate Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

George Taran Quarry 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 22, 1987 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George Taran Slate Company · Fall from machine

WHILE CHANGING 2YDRAULIC HOSE ON HYDRAULIC SHOVEL SLIPPED ON OIL & FELL FROM SHOVEL.