Mining Incidents

PALMDALE SAND MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Palmdale, Glades County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801216

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
26
significant & substantial
$26,360
proposed penalties
$23,476
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 Q2 6,174 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,534 1 1 132.7
2024 Q3 7,009 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,495 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,496 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,644 4 0 523.3
2022 Q2 7,708 2 0 259.5
2022 Q1 6,859 1 1 145.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2023 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

April 16, 2019 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping a customer truck driver clean tailgate when employee's right index finger was crushed resulting in stitches and restricted duty.

2011 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee alleges that she was walking down flight of stairs from Scalehouse and slipped and fell on her backside. She complained of pain to her lower back and was taken to the doctor for treatment.

March 18, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE was pulling a stuck vehicle free from mud and the factory pull hook broke free from the truck which was stuck and the pin struck the 980G loader through the rear window hitting the loader seat from behind, which caused an injury to his right shoulder.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN ALL AREAS OF THE PLANT. AT APPROX. 11:00 AM, THE AREA BEHIND HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN STINGING. UPON INSPECTION, EE NOTICED THE AREA WAS SWELLING AND THROBBING AS WELL AS BEING RED AND IRRITATED. HE PRESUMED A SPIDER HAD BITTEN HIM. EE CONTINUED TO WORK. AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE SWELLING & PAIN INCREASED & HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.

February 9, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING IN TO WORK ON THE TIME CLOCK. SHE WAS STANDING IN THE DOORWAY WITH ONE HAND ON THE DOOR JAM AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING HER TIME CARD. THE DOOR CLOSED AND SHE DIDN'T MOVE HER HAND IN TIME. THE DOOR SMASHED HER FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

August 27, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 5' PIECE OF 18" POLY-PIPE. HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS SIDE.

2000 · 2 incidents