Mining Incidents

Gator Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Baseball City, Polk County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801308

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2006–2021
Latest incident
Apr 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
45
citations
5
significant & substantial
$5,244
proposed penalties
$5,244
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 10,372 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,611 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,894 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,396 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,929 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 10,228 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 10,236 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,329 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

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

April 11, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was washing up underneath Feed Prep Plant and 2 Inch water hose got away from EE and struck EE on the right foot causing a contusion. Taken to the doctor and given work restrictions. No Fracture, No Lost Time.

2015 · 1 incident

January 28, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling down the Electrical Disconnect Arm at the Dredge/Booster Pump Substation. When he had the arm of the booster pump almost all the way down he lost his grip on the handle of the disconnect arm and the spring tension in the arm threw the arm upwards hitting him in the face just below the nose. Employee sustained a fractured nose and lacerations to his face.

2010 · 1 incident

September 27, 2010 FL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was climbing into the cab of a Catepillar Skid Steer Loader. The employee slipped and fell while he was attempting to access the cab of the machine. The fall resulted in a back and cervical strain. Employee was prescribed meds and placed on light duty

2007 · 1 incident

July 17, 2007 FL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials of Florida, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating haul truck and cut his right middle finger on a sharp object in the cab of the truck.

2006 · 1 incident

September 5, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials of Florida, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 9/5/2006 employee stuck his finger in an air condition unit fan blade located inside the cab of a haul truck and received a minor laceration to his finger. On 9/13/06 the finger was not healing properly and he was taken to the doctor for treatment. The wound was cleaned and he was given antibiotics to prevent an infection.