Data / Mines / Vermont / Rock of Ages Dark Side
Rock of Ages Dark Side: 23 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Rock of Ages Dark Side is an active dimension granite surface mine in Washington County, Vermont, operated by Rock Of Ages Corp with 9 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4300023). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 23 citations and orders there with $3,422 in proposed penalties, and 0 accident reports were filed there, with no injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4300023
- Status
- Active since June 29, 2012
- Main commodity
- Dimension granite
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Washington County, Vermont
- Nearest town
- Barre
- Operator
- Rock Of Ages Corp
- Parent company
- Polycor Inc
- Employees
- 9
- MSHA field office
- Portsmouth NH Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 23
- Significant and substantial
- 1 (4.3%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $3,422
- Amount paid so far
- $3,422
- Inspections
- 9
- Inspector hours on site
- 135
- Citations per inspection
- 2.56 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 0
- Injury and illness cases
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- April 27, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 1 ($168 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | $399 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | $778 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | $735 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | $1,359 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | $151 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Rock of Ages Dark Side
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11016 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12067 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12047 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.6101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11009 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.9 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 1 |
| 30 CFR 62.175 | Occupational noise exposure | 1 |
| 30 CFR 62.174 | Occupational noise exposure | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Other open mines in Washington County, Vermont
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East Materials Group LLC | Northeast Material Group, LLC | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 20 |
| C16-C23 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| Rock of Ages Lite Side | Rock Of Ages Corp | Washington County, VT | Dimension granite | 9 | 11 |
| LePages Gravel Pit | LePage Sand & Gravel | Washington County, VT | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 11 |
| McBro Quarry | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken slate | 2 | 10 |
| C19 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 1 | 9 |
| Woodbury Gray Quarry | Swensen Granite Company LLC | Washington County, VT | Dimension granite | 15 | 6 |
| C22-C20 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 6 |
| C29 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 6 |
| C-14 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 1 | 5 |
| Portable Crusher PE2 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 0 | 5 |
| Pike Industries Inc-Williamstown | Pike Industries | Washington County, VT | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 4 |
| C27 | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Town Of Barre Pit | Town Of Barre | Washington County, VT | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 2 |
| MC Cullough Pit | Mc Cullough Crushing Inc | Washington County, VT | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.