Mining Incidents

Corkscrew Metal/Non-Metal

Titan Florida, LLC. · Surface
Estera, Lee County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801300

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
128
citations
42
significant & substantial
$24,344
proposed penalties
$24,141
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 13,107 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,663 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,056 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,743 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,280 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,007 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,913 4 0 814.2
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

2025 · 1 incident

November 24, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Titan Florida, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a lever chain hoist to remove a large shaft. The welded eye failed and the broken piece struck the EE in the hand resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

2021 · 1 incident

October 20, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Titan Florida, LLC. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Operator had climbed into the seat of the loader and went to shut the door. As EE pulled hard on the handle, EE experienced a sharp pain from the left elbow to the hand. Operator was swapping loaders with another employee.

2018 · 1 incident

May 11, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Titan Florida, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Drive belts on the secondary crusher twisted. In an effort to straighten out the belts, employee caught right pinky finger between drive belts and sheave.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Westwind-Corkscrew Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

Dust particles flew into individual's eyes and throat.

July 14, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westwind-Corkscrew Mining, LLC · Fall from machine

Individual slipped on step down as they were stepping down from dragline.

2002 · 1 incident

August 1, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Corkscrew Mining & Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HOIST CABLE BROKE ON THE DRAGLINE AND CAME DOWN THE BOOM. THE END OF THE CABLE FLIPPED INTO THE FRONT WINDOW OPENING WHERE HE WAS STANDING THE CABLE HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A COMPOUND FRACTURE.