May 26, 2006
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Mosaic Fertilizer LLC · Drowning
Sand bank gave way.
Mosaic Company controller
MSHA controller ID: M10050
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5,009
citations
849
significant & substantial
$3,305,720
proposed penalties
$2,515,905
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $789,815 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,026
inspections on record
43,983
inspection hours
11.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.5,009 citations across 43,983 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$3.3M
proposed penalties
$2.7M
current assessed
$2.5M
paid to date
$193K
outstanding
4,918 assessments are final orders; 73 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 78 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 276 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 219 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 129 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 66 non-fatal
- OTHER 61 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
9
2025
11
2024
18
2023
22
2022
27
2021
38
2020
28
2019
19
2018
17
2017
30
2016
26
2015
34
2014
37
2013
23
2012
53
2011
64
2010
60
2009
67
2008
77
2007
108
2006
67 (1f)
2005
74 (1f)
2004
74
2003
17
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- South Fort Meade Mine FL
- International Minerals Carlsbad, Inc. NM
- Four Corners FL
- Wingate Creek Mine FL
- South Pasture Mine FL
- Hookers Prairie Mine FL
- Hopewell FL
- Kingsford FL
- FT MEADE MINE FL
- LONESOME FL
- FORT GREEN FL
- Noralyn FL
- PIERCE FL
Fatalities under this controller
7 recorded
September 27, 2005
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Mosaic Phosphates Company · Drowning
(Under investigation) (Per Supervisor) Employee was assigned task of pushing overburden wall down with bulldozer. This was being done to install a water jack (floating pump) to pump out old mine cut. A short period of time later bulldozer and employee were discovered under water in mine cut by another employee.
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