Mining Incidents

TOWNSEND PIT Metal/Non-Metal

GILCHRIST COUNTY · Surface
Controlled by Gilchrist County-Fl
Bell, Fl., Gilchrist County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801252

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
May 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,529
proposed penalties
$7,529
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
2025 Q4 1,204 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,313 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,301 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,099 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,311 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,275 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,643 0 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

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

May 12, 2009 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gilchrist County · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was putting the chain on the crusher back on the sprocket when his foot slipped and he fell thru the crusher and jammed his right shoulder