Rock Of Ages Corp · Fall from machine
AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR, HE SLIPPED OFF LAG. GRABBED HANDLE AND SNAPPED HIS BACK.
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
VERMONT BLUE QUARRY has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1992.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1992–1996
- Latest incident
- Aug 1996
Ownership history
- Pama Corp 1991 to 1995
- Rock Of Ages Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
VERMONT BLUE QUARRY sits in Caledonia County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.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 file1996 · 2 incidents
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.