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Dixie County Pit: 75 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Dixie County · Surface
Controlled by Dixie County-FL
Cross City, Dixie County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801164

Dixie County Pit has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1992–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
25
significant & substantial
$24,578
proposed penalties
$19,938
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,640 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Dixie County's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
719
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: 719 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dixie County Pit has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $12K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
33.8%
significant & substantial
18.9%
high negligence or reckless
33.8%
reasonably likely or greater
59.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.1% low, 77.0% moderate, 18.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$12K proposed, $8K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-12-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2010-542M Settlement McCarthy 2011 $11K → $7K
SE 2011-166M Settlement McCarthy 2011 $2K → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-04-22
19
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg19
Show the individual readings (19)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-04-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2012-12-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-12-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2009-02-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dragline Operator
2009-02-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2009-02-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dragline Operator
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dragline Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Dixie County 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 3
2023 2
2021 3
2020 3
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 3
2015 4
2014 4
2013 2
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 4
2007 4
2006 4
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 4
2001 4
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Dixie County Pit sits in Dixie 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.
Dixie County, Florida · Population 16,952
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$47,655
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 870 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 930 1 0 1075.3
2025 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 977 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,308 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,396 1 0 716.3
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 1,330 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 881 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 880 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 410 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,472 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,365 1 0 732.6
2021 Q1 1,400 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,310 1 1 763.4
2020 Q3 1,380 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,345 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,410 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,192 1 1 838.9
2019 Q3 1,292 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,560 3 1 1923.1
2018 Q1 1,160 1 0 862.1
2017 Q4 920 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,785 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,870 2 0 1069.5
2017 Q1 1,413 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,364 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,383 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,706 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,383 4 0 2892.3
2015 Q4 1,460 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,759 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,977 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 895 2 1 2234.6
2014 Q4 751 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 627 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 847 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 944 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 838 1 0 1193.3
2013 Q2 984 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 761 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,006 2 0 1988.1
2012 Q3 961 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,517 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,420 1 0 704.2
2011 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,598 1 0 625.8
2011 Q1 1,410 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,440 2 0 1388.9
2010 Q3 1,699 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,439 3 1 2084.8
2010 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,680 10 4 5952.4
2009 Q3 1,279 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,445 1 0 692.0
2009 Q1 1,440 1 0 694.4
2008 Q4 1,680 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,161 1 0 462.7
2008 Q2 1,905 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,221 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,540 4 2 1574.8
2007 Q3 2,223 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,855 1 0 539.1
2007 Q1 2,106 1 1 474.8
2006 Q4 2,082 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,093 4 2 1911.1
2006 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,679 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,240 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,815 1 0 551.0
2005 Q2 1,761 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,344 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,251 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,412 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,240 1 1 446.4
2004 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,929 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,240 3 3 1339.3
2003 Q1 1,752 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,956 5 2 2556.2
2002 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,321 4 1 1723.4
2002 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,560 3 1 1171.9
2001 Q3 1,921 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,255 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,928 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,020 2 0 497.5
2000 Q3 2,394 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,617 6 3 2292.7
2000 Q1 2,061 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2001 · 1 incident

January 22, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING A MUD PUMP & SLIPPED ON THE MUD, FALLING DOWN. WHEN DR. RETURNED HIM TO LIGHT DUTY STATUS, EE SENT US A LETTER RESIGNING FROM OUR EMPLOYMENT. HE HAS BEEN DISMISSED FOR WORKMA'S C OMP FOR NO-COMPLIANCE (FAILUR TO GOT DR AND PHYS THERAPY APPOINTMENTS).

1998 · 2 incidents

September 29, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall from machine

EE WAS REPAIRING LOADER. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER AND GOT HIS FOOT HUNG ON THE SIDE. HE TRIED TO HOLD ON BUT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE DIRT LANDING ON A LIME ROCK. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK.

August 6, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dixie County · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER. HE WAS BACKING UP WHEN HE HIT A LARGE ROCK. IT SHOOK HIM UP AND HIS BACK HURT A LITTLE.

1997 · 3 incidents

February 28, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HAD STEPPED OFF BACKHOE & WALKED DOWN THE PILE OF ROCK. HE SLIPPED 7 FELL, CATCHING ON HIS RIGHT ARM. HE COMPLAINED W/ PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 27, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING NEW BELT ON ROCK CRUSHER. HE WAS STANDING HALF WAY UP ON BEAM ON CRUSHER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED. HE FELL APPROX. 10' DOWN. HE FELL ON HIS BACK HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE ROCK.

February 11, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF GMC DUMP TRUCK, STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HIS RT SIDE ON ROCKS.

1996 · 3 incidents

September 18, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie County · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STARTING LOADER WHEN ROCK, SAND, AND OIL BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

September 12, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie County · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE PUT THE LOADER IN REVERSE. THE SEAT BROKE OFF AND PUSHED HIM FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL.

January 22, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie County · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS WORKING AT ROCK PIT, HE WAS GETTING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK. LIFTED IT UP OVER BODY OF TRUCK AND HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

1995 · 3 incidents

May 9, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dixie County · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF LOADER AND STEPPED DOWN ON A ROCK. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT TURNE DOVERR AND BRUISED HIS LEFT FOOT. THIS CAUSED A LOT OF SWELLING AND PAIN.

March 28, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Dixie County · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING ROCK WITH BACKHOE AND WAS DUMPING ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FLL OFF INTO WATERAND SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE, LEAVING SOME ROCK IN HIS EYE.

February 3, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Dixie County · Struck by flying object

WINDY DAY/ WIND BLEW PIECE OF ROCK INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

1994 · 2 incidents

April 20, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PULLING TARP OVER LOAD OF ROCK AND HE SLIP ON TOP AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 13, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Dixie County · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WALKING FROM BACKHOE TO THE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL AND HURT HIS MIDDLE OF BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

December 1, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dixie County · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM ROCK CRUSHER. KNEE GAVE WAY, SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING KNEE ON GROUND.