Vermont has 10 recorded mining fatalities on file with MSHA, across 2,085 reportable incidents (1984–2026).
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Nobody saw the accident and we have not been able to interview the EE
EE was traveling up the meadow road to load a truck. While driving up the road, EE shook the bucket to make sure it was clean. The bucket contacted the ground and made the loader suddenly stop and propel EE into the windshield.
Workers removing a jaw crusher motor. As the hammer attachment was being positioned towards the crusher motor, the hydraulic hammer attachment fell from the excavator quick coupler. The hammer attachment struck the victim in the head pining them to the work platform.
[SEE ATTACHED] ... INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION WHILE OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC JET PIERCING TORCH ... IN A MANUAL MODE TO "BURN BACK" THE TOP CHANNEL ... OPERATOR DIRECT TIP BY HAND ... THE MOST PROB ABLE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS IGNITION OF PREVIOUSLY UNIGNITED PYRODEX IN A HORIZONTAL DRILL HOLE DIRECTLY BELOW THE VICTIM. ... VICTIM HAD SEVERE WOUND TO FRONT OF HIS HEAD.
CUSTOMER TRUCK WHICH WAS DRIVEN BY AN EMPLOYEE OF CLYDE RIVER ENTERPRISES, INC. WAS FOUND INJURED, BEHIND HIS TRUCK'S TRAILER WHILE ON OMYA, INC'S PROPERTY. IT IS ALLEGED THAT THE CLYDE RIVER TRUCK DRIVER FELL OUT OF THE TRAILER AND HIT HIS HEAD.
WHILE DIGGING AT BASE OF THE APPROX. 125FT. HIGH WALL USING THE KOEHRING EXCAVATOR. THE WALL COLLASPED PINNING THE OPERATOR IN THE CAB OF THE MAHCINE.
VICTIM WAS HELP3NG TO PLACE A STEEL PLATE BURNER SHIELD (5X18X7/16--1600 LBS). AS THE PLATE TOUCHED THE GROUND THE CHAIN DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE PLATE TO TIP, THE VICTIM MOVED CLEAR AND THEN MOVED BACK IN F9ONT OF THE PLATE TO GUIDE IT AWAY FROM HIS DRILL. THE PLATE TIPPED ONTO HIM
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO REPAIR A LEAKY OIL SEAL ON S CRUSHER THE OIL SEAL WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT SUSPENDED ABOVE WORKERS, FELL AFTER LIFTING EYE BROKE.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A TUGGER WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A GROUT BOX, 1/2 FULL OF GROUT TO POSITION BOX FOR PERPENDICULAR LIFT BY THE QUARRY DERRICK. TUGGER PULLED OFF THE BASE-HOLD-DOWN PINS AND K NOCKED VICTIM OFF BENCH TO QUARRY FLOOR 18 FT BELOW. SAFETY LINES WERE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE VICTIM WAS NOT TIED OFF.
GUS WAS DRILLING AT THE TOP OF A 45 FT FACE HE APPARENTLY FELL OVER THE EDGE TO HIS DEATH AT THE BOTTOM. HE WAS NOT USING A SAFETY ROPE.