Mining Incidents

Weirsdale Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Weirsdale, Marion County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801244

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2022
Latest incident
Feb 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
11
citations
0
significant & substantial
$690
proposed penalties
$690
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 3,839 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 818 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,828 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,497 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,542 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,516 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,984 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

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

February 10, 2022 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Florida Rock Industries Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Heart attack at facility, natural causes.

2006 · 1 incident

March 24, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing a pin with a hammer and spike, when a piece of spike came off and became lodged in his stomach.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 11, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE EE STEPPED DIRECTLY OFF OF THE WORK BOAT ONTO SOFT GROUND. THE GROUND GAVE WAY, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT ANKLE TO ROLL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.

January 9, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN CYLINDER, FELT MINOR PAIN IN KNEE. INJURY WAS INITIALLY DOCTOR FIRST AID ONLY. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH KNEE RESULTING IN FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT. AS A R ESULT, INJURY WAS RECLASSIFIED AS A RESTRICTED DUTY INJURY, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 20, 2004.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 21, 2003 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMLAINED OF SORENESS IN BACK-CONTINUALLY WORSENED. REPORTED TO PLANT MGR 7/24/03 11AM. SORENESSSTARTED TUESDAY AM 7/22/03. MONDAY EE ASSISTED IN PIPELINE WORK, MOVING MARINE CABLE BY HAND OPERATING FRONT END LOADER

July 16, 2003 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TRIPPED & FELL ON DREDGE DECK. LANDED ON HANDS TO BREAK FALL RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF ELBOW