Mining Incidents

Ajax Materials Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael Horan
Laurel, Sarasota County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800904

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
20
significant & substantial
$13,658
proposed penalties
$13,658
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
2011 Q4 3,558 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,064 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,069 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,541 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,857 1 0 205.9
2010 Q3 5,563 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,905 1 1 203.9
2010 Q1 4,140 4 4 966.2
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

2011 · 1 incident

October 7, 2011 FL · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Like usually I do, across the parking lot to go to next facility - trailer to pick up the daily inspections equipment reports. I fell and unfortunately my right ankle hit the cement curb-bumper at the parking lot.

2007 · 1 incident

April 12, 2007 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Venice Minerals & Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loader operator tried to pull a 5 lb. rock out from behind his bucket. The rock didn't move but he felt something pull in his groin.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Venice Minerals & Mining, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Worked all day on the caterpillar loader. Was going fast and bouncing all day. Went home not feeling good. 9/13/05 a.m. went to the chiropractor, no better. 9/14/05 a.m. went to the emergency room and was given medicine. He was diagnosed with a compressed disk under the right shoulder blade and told to rest.

January 28, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Venice Minerals & Mining, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

While stepping down from trackhoe, foot slipped and right knee struck the trackhoe.

2000 · 1 incident

February 3, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Venice Minerals · Struck against a moving object

THE HOSE ON A CYLINDER BLEW CAUSING THE BED TO COME DOWN AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED THAN NORMAL, JARRING THE OPERATOR IN THE TRUCK CAB.