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County Shell Pit: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by De Soto County-Fl
De Soto County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801022

MSHA record for County Shell Pit (mine ID 0801022). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. De Soto County Public Works 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

County Shell Pit sits in DeSoto County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
DeSoto County, Florida · Population 34,719
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,868
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 6, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
De Soto County Public Works · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PUMP IS MOUNTED ON BIG WHEELS WITH RRAME AROUND IT I.NAME PUT RT.HAND ON TOP OF FRAME WHERE SNAKE WAS LAYING & WAS BIT ON RT.INDEX FINGER

1987 · 1 incident

July 22, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
De Soto County Public Works · Fall from machine

WORKING ON BATT9RY OF LOADER FOOTING SLIPPED OFF WHEEL AND FELL TWISTING LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 8, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
De Soto County Public Works · Struck by falling object

TRUCK #377 BEIN1 LOADED WITH SHELL I.NAME LOOKED UP WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK SHELL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE

May 22, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
De Soto County Public Works · Struck by flying object

REMOVING WEDGE 0ROM DRAGLINE CABLE DRIVE PIN BROKE AND FLEW OFF PIECE OF METAL HIT I NAME IN UPPER INSIDE RIGHT LEG

April 2, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
De Soto County Public Works · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING O0F DRAGLINE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER HIT THE GROUND AND TWISTED PULLING A TENDON OR MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE

1985 · 3 incidents

October 17, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
De Soto County Public Works · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING DOWN EMBANKMENT SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT ARM

July 9, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
De Soto County Public Works · Struck by falling object

WINDSHIELD IN DRAGLINE #416 FELL AND STRUCK ON THE HEAD.

April 3, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
De Soto County Public Works · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING DOWN EMBANKMENT SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.