Mining Incidents

Wallingford Pit And Mill: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Frank Whitcomb
Wallingford, Rutland County, VT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4300119

MSHA record for Wallingford Pit And Mill (mine ID 4300119). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wallingford Pit And Mill sits in Rutland County, Vermont, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Rutland County, Vermont · Population 60,484
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,778
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1992 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A PLANT (CAT) TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 15, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE DECIDED TO PICK UP THE SCREENS TO MOVE THEM SO HE COULD SHOVEL IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.

July 17, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL STOCKPILING SAND.THOUGHT HE HAD OIL LEAK IN LOADER.WENT TO GET OUT OF LOADER TO CHECK IT,SLIPPED ON PLATFORM.

May 9, 1990 VT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS GETTING INTO TRUCK. THOUGHT DOOR WAS COMPLETELY OPENED BUT IT SLAMMED SHUT ON FINGER.

1988 · 1 incident

March 22, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWEEPING TOOL SHED AT CRUSHER KNOCKED A WRENCH OFF THE WALL AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1987 VT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frank W Whitcomb Construction Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING UP INTO TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, LANDING ON STEP AND GRAVEL.

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents