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SUWANNEE RIVER MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Surface

Controlled by Nutrien LTD

White Springs, Hamilton County, FL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0800183

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000–2001
Latest incident: Nov 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$207

proposed penalties

$207

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4	27,683	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	27,528	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	28,476	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	27,934	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	27,578	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	29,962	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	28,322	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	35,020	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

November 20, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Fall down stairs

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SRM BUCKET SHOP RESTROOM. WHILE STEPPING DOWN TO BOTTOM STEP, WHICH IS 2" ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON THE EDGE OF THE STEP CAUSING HIS FOOT TO ROLL INWARD, PLACING PRESSURE ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE GROUND IS UNEVEN AROUND THE BOTTOM STEP.

August 10, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO REPAIR A/C ON A DUMP TRUCK. HE STARTED THE ENGINE, PULLED INTO SHOP AND GOT OUT. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THEN STEPPED TO THE NIGHT SIDE AND NOTICED A WIRE UNPLUGGED FROM COM PRESSOR. THE WIRE WAS TOO SHORT TO PLUG BACK. HETRIED TO PULL SLACK INTO WIRE AND DOING SO MOVED HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH ALTERNATOR CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

2000 · 3 incidents

March 29, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TO CHECK COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL ON A 627E PAN. AFTER EE HAD COMPLETED BOTH CHECKS HE WENT TO DISMOUNT THE MACHINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE STEP HAD BEEN PUSHED INTO A LOCKED UNSAFE POSITI ON. EE SOMMITTED TO STEP DOWN AND WITH NO STEP TO SUPPORT HIS BODY WEIGHT, HE WAS SUSPENDED BY HIS RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER THUS PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 10, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD THE TASK OF REMOVING PARTS FROM A 3406 CAT D8N ENGINE. IN REMOVING PART FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD, EE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BOLTS SECURING THE TURBO MOUNT TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE NUTS WE RE NOT HEAT RESISTANT AND HAD ROUNDED OFF. EE MADE THE DECISION TO USE A CHISEL. EE HAD ALMOST FINISHED THE CUTTING, WHEN HE MISSED CAUSING THE CHISEL TO HIT HIS L THUMB AGAINST MANIFOLD, CUT

January 31, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Pcs Phosphate - White Springs · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOPYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS CLOSING THE CHAIN LINK GATE ON THE BALL PEN, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.