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VERMONT BLUE QUARRY: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rock Of Ages Corp · Surface
Controlled by Polycor Inc
Caledonia County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300473

MSHA record for VERMONT BLUE QUARRY (mine ID 4300473). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Aug 1996
Ownership history
  1. Pama Corp 1991 to 1995
  2. Rock Of Ages Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

VERMONT BLUE 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1996 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1996 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Rock Of Ages Corp · Struck by flying object

HE WAS PICKING UP QUARRY TOOLS. THE CAT 245 HOE WAS TRAVELING. THE TRACK RAN ON A STONE CAUSING IT TO FLY ABOUT 20', STRIKING HIM IN THE LEG.

1992 · 1 incident

August 21, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pama Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A STONE IN ROAD-EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN PICKING UP STONE.