Mining Incidents

Ben Clark Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Ben Clark Sand, LLC · Surface
Navarre, Santa Rosa County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801157

Ben Clark Sand has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1991–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,663
proposed penalties
$1,603
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
174
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: 174 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ben Clark Sand has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-16.
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
2006 Q1 553 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 723 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 904 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 945 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 846 3 0 3546.1
2004 Q4 1,062 1 0 941.6
2004 Q3 1,119 2 0 1787.3
2004 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 1,312 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,535 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,292 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,296 1 0 771.6
2002 Q3 1,301 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,665 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,480 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,568 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 690 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 616 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,907 12 2 6292.6
2000 Q3 1,935 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,992 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,789 3 3 1075.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2004 · 1 incident

December 1, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Ben Clark Sand, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating excavator and had massive heart attack. It was unknown to the employer, but employee's family members say he had heart attack the week before as well.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 5, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON DREDGE. STEPPED OFF PONTOON ONTO BANK AND BANK COLLAPSED. FELL ONTO PONTOON BRUISING BACK AND HIP.

April 7, 2000 FL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver OTHER
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING TRUCK. STRAY DOG CAME UP AND BIT HIM ON ARM.

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 1 incident

November 20, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLENING UP SHOP- CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A PIECE OF GLASS,.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 4 incidents

December 19, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING PIN FROM TAILGATE OF DUMP SMASHED FINGER.

December 7, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING SIDE BOARD ON DUMP TRUCK - SIDE BOARD FELL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY & BACK POPPED.

November 20, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING ON DOZER ROLLER ARM WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW UPA ND IMBEDDED IN LEFT LEG.

1992 · 2 incidents

1991 · 1 incident

May 13, 1991 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Site Contractors, Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTING BLADE FELL ON TOE WHILE REMOVING IT FROM LOADER.

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