Mining Incidents

Vermont Quarries Corp. operator

Controlled by Fabrizio Ponzanelli
MSHA operator ID: L12931
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1993–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
707
citations
165
significant & substantial
$334,738
proposed penalties
$260,965
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $73,773 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
213
inspections on record
7,107
inspection hours
9.9
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.
707 citations across 7,107 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$335K
proposed penalties
$261K
current assessed
$261K
paid to date
$154
outstanding
699 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1 (1f)
2025
1
2024
1
2023
1
2022
1
2019
1
2018
2
2017
1
2014
1
2013
1
2010
1
2002
1
1994
3
1993
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
January 19, 2026 VT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Vermont Quarries Corp. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Nobody saw the accident and we have not been able to interview the EE

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