Mining Incidents

Highgate Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Shaun P Carroll
Highgate, Franklin County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300100

Highgate Sand Plant has $585 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
10
citations
0
significant & substantial
$585
proposed penalties
$585
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
105
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: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Highgate Sand Plant has $585 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$585
proposed penalties
$585
current assessed
$585
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-13.
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
2008 Q3 25 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 84 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 545 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 779 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,259 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 443 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,302 0 0 0.0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 2,342 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,556 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 696 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,659 4 0 2411.1
2005 Q3 2,865 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,642 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,559 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,680 1 0 373.1
2004 Q3 2,044 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,891 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,103 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,291 2 0 873.0
2003 Q2 1,898 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 958 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,619 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,091 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,660 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 621 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,820 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,932 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,013 1 0 249.2
2000 Q2 2,983 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,136 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 1, 2005 VT · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Newport Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING OVER TO WATER PUMP TO TURN ON WATER, HE TRIPPED ON A STICK OR ROOT. HE FELL LANDING ON BOTH KNEES, AND RIGHT ELBOW

2003 · 1 incident

November 19, 2003 VT · Metal/Non-Metal

AA WAS REMOVING A TROUGH THAT IS USED TO SEND WATER AWAY FROM THE PLANT. HE AND TWO OTHER EE'S MADE ACCESS TO A WOODEN PLATFORM THAT SUSPENDED UNDERNEATH THE TROUGH, THE BASE OF PLATFORM WAS APPROX 27' FROM THE GROUND. WHEN EE'S TOOK THE TROUGH OFF ITS MOUNTING HARDWARE THE END OF PLATFORM BROKE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS SIDE.

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