Mining Incidents

LAGUE SLATE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

La Gue Inc · Surface
Controlled by Henry A LaGue Jr
Berlin, Washington County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300420

LAGUE SLATE QUARRY has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at LAGUE SLATE QUARRY.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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
5
inspections on record
28
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: 28 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LAGUE SLATE QUARRY has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-26.
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
2003 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 760 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 820 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 840 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 640 1 0 1562.5
2001 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 530 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

July 8, 1991 VT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
La Gue Inc · Fall from machine

SHOVELING OFF CONV THOUGHT EVERONE WAS CLEAR STARTED CONV HE FELL OFF RIGHT SHOULDER STRUCK A ROCK DAMAGED TENDONS TO R SHOULDER

1990 · 1 incident

February 12, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
La Gue Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PERSON WAS IN CHUTE AREA OF CRUSHER CLEANING FROZEN DIRT. WHEN BELT WAS ACTIVATED PINCHING FOOT AND ANKLE BETWEEN FROZEN DIRT AND CRUSHER HOUSING. VICTIM PULLED FOOT FREE. BUT BROKE SMALL BONE IN ANKLE.

1989 · 1 incident

August 15, 1989 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
La Gue Inc · Fall from ladders

FELL OFF LADDER TWISTED ANKLE BROKEN BONE IN ANKLE.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on LAGUE SLATE QUARRY

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.