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Sand Hill Rock Metal/Non-Metal

Sand Hill Rock, LLC · Surface

Controlled by River Country Land & Cattle LLC

Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, FL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0801286

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2004–2022
Latest incident: Oct 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

100

citations

significant & substantial

$24,544

proposed penalties

$21,996

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	1,926	0	0.0
2025 Q3	2,091	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,549	3	1176.9
2025 Q1	2,836	0	0.0
2024 Q4	3,159	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,683	0	0.0
2024 Q2	3,154	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,926	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

3 on file

2022 · 1 incident

October 12, 2022 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL

Sand Hill Rock, LLC · Struck by flying object

The employee was unhooking the power and ground lead from the external fuel pump when the fueling was completed, when there was a spark causing the battery to explode. The employee had a split lip and minor contact with battery acid which was promptly neutralized.

2006 · 1 incident

September 20, 2006 FL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Dickerson of Florida Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped & lost his footing; fell at same level.

2004 · 1 incident

April 3, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Dickerson of Florida Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employees were fabricating stacker/ conveyer sections. EE was uncoupling attachment from stacker eye. EE slipped.