Mining Incidents

Stavola NW PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by William H Stavola
Ocala, Marion County, FL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801202
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Technician was laying under a loader installing a driveshaft. The bearing caps were not secured and one slid off the end and struck technician in the tooth, causing a horizontal fracture.

2023 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee passed out due to aperient drug overdose.

2020 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was helping replace return roller on crusher while crusher was down for repairs and EE failed to have EE's hard hat on. EE hit EE's head on the guard for the roller while going under the crusher.

2019 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Wile working in limited access area where hard hat could not be worn, employee stood from crouched position after inspecting parking brake area and hit head on bed lift cylinder causing laceration at left eyebrow.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a dozer on a berm. Employee went to back up and backed over the side of the berm, turned dozer over and slid down the berm.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning grizzly bars in shaker feeder of crusher with pick axe, left foot slipped and he tried to catch his balance, did not fall, but twisted lower back. He has lumbar strain.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER, MADE IT TO SECOND STEP AND FELL.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT, STEERING WHEEL SPUN BACK TO THE RIGHT CATCHING RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN EXITING THE CAB.

Fall onto or against objects

He was checking water in radiator and slipped and fell on deck of machine hitting head and left hand.

2005 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING CRUSHER WITH BACKHOE AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE REACHED IN FUEL TRUCK TO PICK UP RAG AND WAS BITTEN ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS FINE WHEN HE LEFT WORK ON 6/7/2005. HE CALLED IN 6/8/2005 AND SAID HIS BACK WAS HURT AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS WORK RELATED.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM BACK HOE. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TRACK.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER, BLADE HIT PIECE OF FLINT ROCK, JARRING MACHINE AND HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF LEVER & HIT DASH.

2004 · 2 incidents

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

I was installing a drag friction shoe on a 2400 Lima dragline and during the course of installing the shoe into the drag drum flange the shoe slid to the right and I reached down to catch the shoe to keep it from falling and it pinched my finger between the shoe and the mounting bracket

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DOOR ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HE SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.

2003 · 4 incidents

No Value Found

EE WAS RUNNING DOZER AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE DR UNTIL 1-15-04.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE FINES CONVEYER TAIL PULLEY WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED ON CONVEYER.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE CLAIMS HE TOOK JUG OF WATER OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND CLAIMS TO HAVE DRANK 1/4 OF THE GALLON BEFORE REALIZING THERE WAS SOMETHING OTHER THAN WATER IN IT. HE CLAIMS HE GOT ILL AND VOMITTED BUT NO EVIDENCE WAS EVER FOUND.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL ROCK OUT THAT WAS STUCK IN CRUSHER AND WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF CRUSHER HE SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE, BRINGING LOADED BUCKET OUT OF WATER AND HOIST CABLE BROKE AND CAME INTO THE CAB HITTING EE ON HIS RT. LOWER LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC WITH ROLLERS ON D8N DOZER AND ROLLER FELL ON HIS THUMB.