Mining Incidents

NICHOLS PREP Metal/Non-Metal

Agrifos Mining Llc · Facility
Controlled by Agrifos L L C
Nichols, Polk County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800182

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$200
proposed penalties
$200
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 1 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 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

2 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

June 1, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler OTHER
Agrifos Mining Llc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE INATTENTIVE TO WORK ENVIROMENT

January 17, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Agrifos Mining Llc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE REAR DOOR. SHE WAS WEARING A HARNESS AND EXTENSION. AT THAT TIME SHE TRIED TO UNHOOK HERSELF BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND PANICKED. SHE CALLED FOR HELP, BUT INAME WA S UNABLE TO UNHOOK IT, SO SHE COULD NOT PROCEED TO NEXT CAR AND INSTEAD FELL BETWEEN CARS (DANGLING) UNTIL INAME WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DISCONNECT HER.