Mining Incidents

RYEGATE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

RYEGATE, Caledonia County, VT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300380

RYEGATE QUARRY has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,537
proposed penalties
$1,537
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
3
inspections on record
44
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: 44 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.
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
2025 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 400 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 313 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 325 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 68 3 1 44117.6
2002 Q2 206 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 358 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 388 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 156 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 207 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 778 1 0 1285.3
2000 Q2 186 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 1 incident

July 10, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 1989 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME ON OR ABOUT 0730AM 29 JUNE 89 WAS IN THE PR OCESS OF MOVING HIS BAR UPHILL WHEN HIS PRY BAR SLIPPED & CAUSED SEVERE TENSION ON HIS BACK

January 20, 1989 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 8, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Blue Mountain Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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