Mining Incidents

Hinesburg Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard Colton
Chittenden County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300375

MSHA record for Hinesburg Pit (mine ID 4300375). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

April 22, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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.

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.

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