Mining Incidents

Auburndale Terminal Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Winter Haven, Polk County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801239

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$210
proposed penalties
$210
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
2010 Q1 303 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 197 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 451 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 489 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 476 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,288 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,315 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,656 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

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 13, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TO BOTH WRIST. CASE WAS ORIGINAL COVERED UNDER HIS PERSONAL INSURANCE, AND WAS NOT ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED. AFTER DETAILED INVESTIGATION IT WAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT AS WORKER'S COMP, STILL UNABLE TO PROVE INJURY.

2000 · 3 incidents

November 20, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EE WAS USING THE WATER HOSE TO WASH UNDER THE TRUCK SCALES HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CROSSBAR UNDER THE SCALE (WAS WEARING HARDHAT).

July 29, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR DOOR. WHILE REACHING UNDER CAR HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH GRATE ON HOPPER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FOWARD. HE HIT FACE ON DOOR OF RAILCAR. CUTTING UPPER LIP.

February 9, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

AFTER OPERATING THE FRONT END LOADER FOR THE DAY, AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, EE FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK. SHE CALLED HER SUPERVISOR TO HELP HER GET OFF HER LOADER.