Mining Incidents

Star QuarriesMetal/Nonmetal

South Bay, Palm Beach County, FL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801103
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS LOCATED NEAR EE'S MACHINE WANDERING AROUND WITH NO RECOLECTION OF EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED TO ASK THE OPERATOR QUESTIONS THAT EE COULD NOT RECALL PERIODS OF TIME OR WHAT EE WAS DOING. THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE CONTUSION ON THE EMPLOYEES HEAD BUT EE COULD NOT REMEMBER HOW IT GOT THERE.

2023 · 6 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Injured driving site pick up truck down access road approaching intersecting farm road. Upon entering intersection, injured vehicle struck by crossing farm tractor.

Struck by falling object

Mechanic was removing the digging dog assembly from a dragline with the assistance of the dragline oiler. Both were lifting the assembly by hand to relocate. Mechanic lost EE's grip, dropping EE's end of the assembly. Assembly struck EE's left leg, ankle, and foot.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Dragline oiler assisting mechanic with removal of digging dog assembly. Both were lifting assembly by hand to relocate. Mechanic's grip slipped and dropped EE's end. Oiler's finger got caught in gearing, causing laceration and fracture of middle finger on left hand.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured worker was counseling a truck driver located in the ""tailgating"" area. A second truck began to back into the area, injured began to walk backwards to clear the area. Injured did not look behind prior to stepping and tripped over a large piece of aggregate. Attempted to brace self with left hand when fell to ground.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner performing routine cleaning onboard dragline. While moving, lost footing and fell onto EE's back. Fell onto same level, steel deck.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Quarry Manager operating bulldozer, clearing for muck placement. Contacted old 10' pipe laying in the weeds. Pipe contained beehive. Bees swarmed bulldozer and operator.

2022 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee lost footing when exiting the excavator. Stress of body weight being applied to left arm holding onto hand rail, caused left bicep tendon to rupture.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting a dragline drag cable for removal and replacement using oxygen/acetylene torch. Oxygen supply line ruptured at connector on the base of the torch. Flash fire occurred and burnt employee on the right abdomen. Diagnosed as 2nd degree burn.

2018 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE cut left knee while resocketing the drag cable on dragline 08-1804 on the drag drum.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While pressure washing crusher box at Wash plant EE accidentally ran the pressure washer across right foot and the pressure punctured behind the steel toe of boot and left an approximately 1/2 cut on right foot.

Fall onto or against objects

On 7/11/17 EE reports that at approximately 10:30am EE fell to right knee and hit a rock while carrying a grease barrel to the dragline.