R J Colton Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED CATCHING HIS HAND ON A SHARP STONE.
Hinesburg Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
R J Colton Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Richard Colton
Chittenden County,
VT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300375
Hinesburg Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Roland Ayer Excavating 1984 to 1987
- R J Colton Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Hinesburg Pit sits in Chittenden County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Chittenden County, Vermont · Population 168,831
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$94,310
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1988 · 2 incidents
R J Colton Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
REMOVING BEARING FROM CRUSHER SHAFT WITH A 4 LB HAMMER WHEN HAMMER BROKE ARM OVEREXTENDED CAUSING SORENESS IN THE ELBOW I NAME FELT THAT IT MIGHT GET BETTER SO HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTIO AT THE TIME. PAIN HAS CONTINUED HOWEVER AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY CAUSING HIM TO S EEK MEDICAL ATTENTION NOW.
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1987 · 1 incident
August 1, 1987
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R J Colton Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON RUG OF FRONT END LOADER WHILE EXITING FROM VEHICLE.EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE MAY HAVE HAD GREASE ON SHOES.INJURY RESULTES IN A CONTUSION OF THE RT.ACHILLES TENDON.ESIMATES LOST-TI ME WILL BE THRE9 DAYS.