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Garcia 833 Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Garcia Mining Company LLC · Surface

Controlled by Garcia Family Farm LLC

Clewiston, Hendry County, FL · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0801427

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2021–2025
Latest incident: May 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2020

citations

significant & substantial

$949

proposed penalties

$806

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	12,233	0	0.0
2025 Q3	11,091	0	0.0
2025 Q2	10,274	2	194.7
2025 Q1	10,081	0	0.0
2024 Q4	11,968	0	0.0
2024 Q3	11,652	0	0.0
2024 Q2	11,412	0	0.0
2024 Q1	11,174	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

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 9, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was replacing a 120 pound grease drum on fuel truck. Employee decide to load grease drum by self without help and use of equipment resulting in strained lower back. Safety Manual states "Learn to lift the correct way, bend knees, keep back erect, and get help for heavy loads". Job description states "Able to lift up to 70 pounds".

2022 · 1 incident

October 28, 2022 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While changing the spray bar pump, they removed the first pump and prepped to install the replacement pump. The pump was on forks of the 908 FEL, positioning to slide the pump from the forks to the pump stand. When the pump was slid off the forks, 1 ft. away, EE's knee buckled to the left breaking a bone in EE's leg.

2021 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER

Garcia Mining Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was relocating dredge and got stung by 20 - 30 bees resulting in Anaphylaxis.

July 27, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a mechanism when EE felt a pop in EE's lower back.