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: 53 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
RYEGATE QUARRY has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
1
2025
1
2024
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
RYEGATE QUARRY sits in Caledonia County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Caledonia County, Vermont · Population 30,425
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,075
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2 EMP WERE CONDUCTING MAINTENANCE ON A CRANK START 4" WATER PUMP.WHILE EMP #1 WAS KNEELING AND OBSERVING SPARK PLUG EMP #2 WAS CRANKING THE ENGINE.THE HAND CRANK SLIPPED AND IMPACTED AGAINST E
1989 · 2 incidents
June 29, 1989VT · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL MOVING DRILL BAR BY PRYING ONE END AND THEN THE OTHER.KNEW IT WAS NEAR END OF SHIFT AND HE TRIED USING UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE TWISTING -HIS BACK WAS INJURED.
EMPL DECIDED TO INSPECT SIDE OF LEGE HE JUM ED DOWN TO IRREGULAR SUFACE NEAR EDGE OF LEDGE SLIPPED OFF EDGE & FELL SLIDING ABOUT 8' TO 10' TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL HE SPRAINED HIS THUMB.
September 8, 1988VT · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanPOWERED HAULAGE
FOREMAN STOOD NEAR BLOCK OF GRANITE WHEN LOADER PROCEEDED TO PICK UP ANOTHER NEAR BY BLOCK, IT MOVED AND PUSHED THE FIRST BLOCK ON TO THE FOREMAN'S FOOT PINCHING IT.
August 26, 1988VT · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorMACHINERY
AIR SUPPLY HOSE TO ONE OF TWO DRILL MACHINES BROKE STRIKING IPERATOR ON HEAD IMPACT KNOCKED OPERATOR TO GROUND BHUT DID NOT RENDER HIM UNCONSCIOUS SAFETY WHIP CHECKS WERE IN PLACE HOWEVER ENT IRE ELBOW CAME LOOSE WHEN INTRIOR RETENTION RING BROKE INSIDE DRILL WHIP CHECK AROUND ELBOW