Mining Incidents

Rainbow Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Glenn D Counts
Ocala, Marion County, FL  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0801255

Rainbow Pit has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Sep 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
99
citations
34
significant & substantial
$16,830
proposed penalties
$16,830
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
715
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 715 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rainbow Pit has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q3 470 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,072 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 540 2 0 3703.7
2024 Q4 469 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 418 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 843 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 594 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 448 0 0 0.0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 612 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 424 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 595 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 616 2 2 3246.8
2022 Q3 590 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 740 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 539 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 112 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 102 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 30 2 1 66666.7
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q2 98 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 348 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 895 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 151 3 2 19867.5
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 234 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 728 2 0 2747.3
2017 Q3 378 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 301 2 0 6644.5
2017 Q1 806 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 586 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 308 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 655 2 0 3053.4
2015 Q4 1,090 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 658 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 492 1 0 2032.5
2015 Q1 332 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 859 4 2 4656.6
2014 Q3 303 8 1 26402.6
2011 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 18 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 9 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 451 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 592 1 0 1689.2
2009 Q4 1,472 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,511 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,423 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,172 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,923 3 1 1560.1
2008 Q3 1,715 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,335 2 0 856.5
2008 Q1 2,279 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,568 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,581 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,151 2 0 929.8
2007 Q1 2,874 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,077 5 2 1625.0
2006 Q3 3,639 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,092 3 1 733.1
2006 Q1 4,530 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,086 2 2 648.1
2005 Q3 1,074 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,239 11 4 8878.1
2005 Q1 2,003 4 0 1997.0
2004 Q4 1,969 2 2 1015.7
2004 Q3 1,885 4 3 2122.0
2004 Q2 2,349 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,074 2 2 964.3
2003 Q4 2,654 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,107 2 1 643.7
2003 Q1 3,084 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,680 1 1 373.1
2002 Q3 2,670 4 1 1498.1
2002 Q2 2,680 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,312 6 3 2595.2
2001 Q4 2,206 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,660 6 2 2255.6
2001 Q1 3,191 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,586 4 0 1546.8
2000 Q3 4,141 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,836 6 1 2115.7
2000 Q1 4,003 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2008 · 1 incident

September 9, 2008 FL · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Counts Construction Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Operator was sidding underwater limerock when floor underneath excavator gave way causing excavator to tip into 15'-18' of water. Operator jumped out of the door and swam to bank. Operator had right lower leg contusion and was cleared to return to work at 100% full duty.

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