Mining Incidents

HIGH RD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

HILLTOP SLATE INC · Surface
Poultney, Rutland County, VT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300019

HIGH RD QUARRY has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $316 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
50
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,889
proposed penalties
$4,573
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $316 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
627
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 627 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HIGH RD QUARRY has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $316 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$316
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-17.
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 315 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 250 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 110 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 255 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 470 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 220 2 1 9090.9
2024 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 319 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 1,887 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,198 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,226 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 454 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,385 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 207 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,329 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,015 2 1 992.6
2020 Q2 1,277 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 881 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,884 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,671 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,819 1 0 549.8
2019 Q1 1,322 1 0 756.4
2018 Q4 1,902 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,998 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,856 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 419 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,045 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,987 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,945 2 1 1028.3
2017 Q1 1,170 2 1 1709.4
2016 Q4 2,308 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,529 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,220 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,328 1 0 429.6
2015 Q3 2,223 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,187 2 0 914.5
2015 Q1 1,007 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,163 1 0 462.3
2014 Q3 2,245 3 1 1336.3
2014 Q2 1,765 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,414 1 0 707.2
2013 Q4 2,261 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,300 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,227 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,981 1 0 504.8
2012 Q4 2,491 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,312 1 0 432.5
2012 Q2 2,256 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,765 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,506 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,182 1 0 846.0
2011 Q2 1,130 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 197 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,120 1 0 892.9
2010 Q3 377 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 427 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,402 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,470 2 0 1360.5
2008 Q4 2,778 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,033 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,922 1 0 342.2
2008 Q1 4,026 2 0 496.8
2007 Q4 2,876 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,183 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,947 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,651 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,841 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,233 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,166 5 1 1579.3
2006 Q1 2,626 3 0 1142.4
2005 Q4 2,679 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,949 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,772 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,857 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,352 5 2 2125.9
2004 Q3 3,133 2 0 638.4
2004 Q2 2,693 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,419 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,243 1 0 445.8
2003 Q3 2,338 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,368 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,760 5 0 2840.9
2002 Q4 2,164 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,817 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,825 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,394 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,418 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,386 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,452 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,188 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,946 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,274 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,935 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,675 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2012 · 1 incident

July 31, 2012 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rupe Slate Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was in the slate yard talking to a worker who was cleaving slate when a shard of the hammer came off, hit the eyelid of the employee, then fell to the ground. The employee had to seek medical attention due to blurry vision in the left eye. There was a slight cut on his left eyelid. He visited two doctors and returned to work the next day.

2010 · 1 incident

September 10, 2010 VT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Rupe Slate Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Worker was trimming slate when he moved right hand and part of right hand caught under the blade, causing the right ring finger and small finger to be cut through. Gloves were worn.

2008 · 1 incident

January 30, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rupe Slate Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was squaring up cut off piece of slate on power rolls using a bar when he fell backwards onto the floor.

2002 · 1 incident

November 14, 2002 VT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rupe Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE SLATE.

2001 · 1 incident

December 18, 2001 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rupe Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF SCRAP SLATE TO THE RUBBISH BIN WHEN HIS FINGER RUBBED ON THE PIECE OF SLATE AND WAS CUT.

1997 · 1 incident

May 27, 1997 VT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Rupe Slate Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMP WAS TRIMMING ROOFING SLATE WHEN RIGHT HAND WAS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO TRIMMER BLADE CATCHING GLOVE ON HAND AND PULLING FINGER UNDER BLADE. A CUT WAS MADE TO SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WHICH R EQUIRED 6 STITCHES ON TOP AND TWO ON BOTTOM.

1995 · 1 incident

May 1, 1995 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rupe Slate Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS SEPARATING TWO BLOCKS OF STONE. ONE END BROKE AND HE CUT INDEX FINGER.

1992 · 2 incidents

May 5, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rupe Slate Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PILING SLATE LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED N PILE & SWELLED IT APPEARED TO REQUIRE SUTURES EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC OFFICE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

February 6, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rupe Slate Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BREAKING OFF PC OF ROOFING SLATE IT TURNED AND CUT L FOREARM

1990 · 1 incident

May 9, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rupe Slate Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A PIECE OF STONE (SLATE) ONTO ROLLS TO BE MOVED INTO MILL. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. WORK WAS DONE BY HAND. GLOVES WERE PROVIDED BUT NOT USED BY EMPLO YEE WHO LOST FOOTING, MOVING HAND, WHICH WAS CUT BY THE SLATE. CONDITIONS ON GROUND WERE DRY. NO MINER PROFICIENCY WAS INVOLVED.

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