Mining Incidents

SILICA PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Valerie Carnes
Davenport, Polk County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0800307

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
195
citations
67
significant & substantial
$72,540
proposed penalties
$64,353
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
2025 Q4 4,998 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 544 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,319 4 1 926.1
2025 Q1 496 4 2 8064.5
2024 Q4 4,325 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,810 5 2 1312.3
2024 Q2 4,150 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,527 13 5 5144.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 17, 2026 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working to get EE's hammer from the welding truck. While holding the tool box open the hammer slipped from EE's other hand and hit EE's left middle finger.

2024 · 2 incidents

May 8, 2024 FL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dusting blinds in the office. While trying to reach the highest point of the blinds employee jumped up, and twisted right ankle.

April 24, 2024 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while replacing a water hose fitting to preform housekeeping duties. Employee cut EE's left index finger with a knife.

2021 · 1 incident

July 7, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee came in to start shift. Was seen acting disoriented and 911 was called. Employee was taken to the hospital.

2020 · 2 incidents

September 2, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator OTHER
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

insect bite left cheek

January 21, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying a piece of grating up when the pry bar slipped and hit EE above EE's right lip resulting in a small cut.

2018 · 1 incident

February 2, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee climbed up short vertical ladder to look at belts on elevator. When descending ee stepped off ladder to platform wrong and twisted ankle.

2008 · 1 incident

April 11, 2008 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was inside the screen box replacing the shaft for the shaker, all equipment was locked out and tagged out. While putting the new shaft inside the shaker, Other ee assisting him could not hold the shaft and it fell approx. 6 to 8 inches and struck him on the left side of his head. It put a cut of about 2 inches on the left side of his head. He did not lose consciousness

2001 · 3 incidents

June 28, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING OUT BOTTOM OF BAGGING MACHINE.

2000 · 1 incident

May 17, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER IN11-99 AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SAUGHT AT THE TIME. RECENTLY HIS SHOULDER BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM AND MEDICAL ATTEN TION WAS SAUGHT AND SURGERY WAS DONE ON LEFT ROTATOR CUFF ON 5-17-00.