South Poultney Slate Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS PUTTING OIL IN BACKHOE WHEN HOOD FELL AND HIT HIM ON BACK OF HEAD PUSHING HIS FACE INTO MOTOR - BROKE NOSE.
TARAN BROTHERS S1 SLATE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal
TARAN BROTHERS SLATE CO.
· Surface
Controlled by
Stephen M Taran; Joseph M Taran
Poultney,
Rutland County,
VT
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4300336
TARAN BROTHERS S1 SLATE QUARRY has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
25
significant & substantial
$30,818
proposed penalties
$17,860
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,958 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
763
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 763 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
TARAN BROTHERS S1 SLATE QUARRY has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$31K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
117 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 584 | 3 | 0 | 5137.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 897 | 6 | 0 | 6689.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 985 | 3 | 0 | 3045.7 |
| 2022 Q2 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 840 | 3 | 0 | 3571.4 |
| 2021 Q1 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 657 | 4 | 0 | 6088.3 |
| 2019 Q4 | 808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 575 | 1 | 0 | 1739.1 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 5000.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 60000.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,010 | 1 | 0 | 497.5 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,244 | 3 | 1 | 1336.9 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,499 | 3 | 2 | 1200.5 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,637 | 3 | 0 | 1137.7 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,225 | 4 | 0 | 1240.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,555 | 4 | 2 | 1125.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,553 | 2 | 1 | 783.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,872 | 3 | 1 | 1044.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,079 | 2 | 0 | 649.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,776 | 4 | 0 | 1440.9 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,729 | 1 | 0 | 366.4 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,749 | 14 | 5 | 5092.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,040 | 2 | 0 | 657.9 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,619 | 9 | 2 | 3436.4 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,663 | 4 | 1 | 1502.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,580 | 3 | 0 | 1162.8 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,959 | 1 | 0 | 338.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,268 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,677 | 4 | 2 | 1087.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,531 | 5 | 1 | 1416.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,636 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,648 | 10 | 3 | 6068.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,723 | 1 | 0 | 367.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,651 | 4 | 1 | 1095.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,170 | 6 | 2 | 2765.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
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