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Estero Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

RMC Florida Group LTD · Surface

Controlled by Cemex S A

Estero, Lee County, FL · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0801254

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 14
Years on record: 2000–2007
Latest incident: Nov 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

128

citations

significant & substantial

$144,495

proposed penalties

$39,874

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
2008 Q1	1,632	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	16,606	12	6	722.6
2007 Q3	14,482	10	3	690.5
2007 Q2	18,703	1	0	53.5
2007 Q1	20,030	20	5	998.5
2006 Q4	24,044	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	2,054	1	1	486.9
2006 Q2	31,787	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

14 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

November 30, 2007 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RMC Florida Group LTD · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped too close to a area where a employee was throwing pieces of a metal liner to the ground. The piece bounced on the floor 2 to 3 feet and landed on his foot above the steel toe. A spotter was on the ground to secure the area but the piece rebounded off the ground.

October 2, 2007 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

RMC Florida Group LTD · Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to loosen a bolt on the screening tower with a rachet. The bolt slid out slightly and due to the downward force the EE was using, his left hand came down on the metal frame and his middle finger became fx as it struck the frame.

May 8, 2007 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

RMC Florida Group LTD · Struck against stationary object

EE was attempting to climb onto an excavator. A rock on the ground was stepped on; rock gave away resulting in a sprain in lower right foot extremeties.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 20, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

RMC Florida Group LTD · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was at meeting point of two conveyors splicing an electric cable; making a cut with a utility knife. Employee held cable with left hand and utility knife with right, during process of cuting; cable became loose and moved allowing knife to bypass the cable and lodge into his left wrist.

March 4, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

RMC Florida Group LTD · Fall from machine

While employee was servicing a loader, the hood locking mechanism came loose and started to fall. EE jumped from the loader to the ground, striking his left rib cage against a 55-gallon oil drum in the servicing area. EE experienced pain in the left rib cage; no specific injuries were visible at the time of reporting.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

RMC South Florida Materials, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT @ END OF SHIFT. AFTER COMPLETION OF REFUELING, HE REENTERED CAB TO TURN ON BOOM LIGHTS. WHEN EXITING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LT UPPER ARM IN 2 PLACES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO TREAD LEFT ON WORKBOOTS.

April 27, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

RMC South Florida Materials, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE HOE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME & SWUNG CONVEYOR INTO EE STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LEG.BROKEN BONES IN LEFT LEG & RIGHT ANKLE

2003 · 1 incident

April 6, 2003 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE

RMC South Florida Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 5, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RMC South Florida Materials · Struck by falling object

PLATE USED FOR BACKSTOP BROKE OFF INSIDE HOPPER. ROCK FELL OUT OF HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS IN MANLIFT GREASING BEARINGS BELOW. HE SUFFERED LACERATION & CONTUSION.

February 20, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

RMC South Florida Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING ROLLER AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WHEN IT INTO RIGHT EYE EE WAS WEAVING SAFTETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

January 7, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER

RMC South Florida Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS-DIRT/DUST BLEW IN EYES. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DIRT/DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROVIDED SAFETY GLASSES.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator ELECTRICAL

RMC South Florida Materials · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE USED A CIGARRETIC LIGHTER TO INSPECT WATER LEVEL IN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. SAFETY GLASS WERE BEING.

August 13, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

RMC South Florida Materials · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING IN MANLIFT BASKET. ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OUT OF BASKET AND SLIPPED OFF RAILING, FALL @4'.

2000 · 1 incident

June 8, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

RMC South Florida Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXITING CAB ON DRAGLINE & LOST FOOTING ON STEPS TO WALKWAY. LEFT ANKLE SWOLLEN & LEFT KNEE PAINFULL AFTER LEAVING WORK AT 1600 HRS