Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by flying object
EMPL STANDING WITH 2 OTHER EMPL WAITING FOR COMPLETION OF SMALL GROUT SHOT.GOLF BALL SIZED PIECE OF GRANITE FLEW FROM SHOT,BOUNCED OFF GROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE.
Pirie & Adam Quarries: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Rock Of Ages Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Polycor Inc
Orange County,
VT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300022
MSHA record for Pirie & Adam Quarries (mine ID 4300022). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jun 1984
Ownership history
- Rock Of Ages Corp 1978 to 1984
- Rock Of Ages Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pirie & Adam Quarries sits in Orange County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Orange County, Vermont · Population 29,594
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$77,328
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1984 · 2 incidents
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STRUCK BACK OF HAND WITH WIRE ROPE SLING WHILE SECURING SAME TO GRANITE BLOCK. CAUSED PUNCUTURE WOUND. HE DID NOT ATTEND TO IT & IT BECAME INFECTED.
1983 · 5 incidents
Rock Of Ages Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 11-21 AFTER 5 WEEKS DISABILITY DUE TO FX RIBS FROM AUTO ACCIDENT.ON 11-23 HE ALLEGES TO HAVE INJURED HIS SIDE.
October 6, 1983
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AND JAMMED HIS KNEE ON THE DASH.
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by falling object
EE WAS PLACING GROUT BOX. BOX STRUCK A PIECE OF STONE THAT TIPPED ONTO HIS FOOT.
April 13, 1983
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by flying object
EE ATTACHED CAP TO COMPRESSED AIR LINE TURNED ON AIR TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, TURNED OFF AIR. CAP BLEW OFF STRIKING HIS KNEE.
Rock Of Ages Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STONE & INJURED HIS BACK.