Mining Incidents

Davenport Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Davenport, Polk County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801271

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
93
citations
26
significant & substantial
$24,010
proposed penalties
$17,377
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 24,603 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 19,439 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 22,122 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 21,364 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 19,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 21,940 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,964 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 20,772 1 0 48.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 21, 2026 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was changing shaker springs on Shaker C in Plant. While installing the new spring, the shaker deck dropped and pinched left middle finger resulting a laceration that required 13 stitches to close wound.

2021 · 1 incident

May 26, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was turning Feed Prep Trommel and pinched left index finger resulting in a laceration that required 5 stitches.

2020 · 1 incident

August 8, 2020 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was squatting down with a hose to wash up and when employee stood back up, heard a pop in left knee. Taken to doctor on 8/12/2020 and was placed on restricted duty.

2014 · 1 incident

June 16, 2014 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was opening a knife valve with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and the employee fell backwards and hit his head on a hopper causing a laceration to the back of the head.

2012 · 1 incident

August 28, 2012 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex Construction Materials Florida LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

On 8/28/2012 employee was shoveling gypsum, which weighs approximately 15 lbs per shovel into a loader buckets. During this time, the employee seemed to pull/sprain a muscle or tendon in his elbow region. It seems to be a very minor injury. Employee did return to work during the ten day, however, went back on disablity.

2006 · 1 incident

April 29, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was performing routine maintenance in the Sand Plant. He reached over a piece of pipe and was stung by a spider. Three days after spider sting, employee needed to go to doctor for treatment becuase the bite area had become infected. Wound was lanced and employee treated with antibiotics.

2001 · 1 incident