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: 618 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Estero Quarry has $144K in proposed MSHA penalties and $41K outstanding across 3 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.
$144K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$41K
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $73K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-11-28.
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.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
89%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$71K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2008-07-23.
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.
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: 2006-03-01, 20 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg12
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (15)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2006-03-01
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
1.51
0.09
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Tractor Operator
2006-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Tractor Operator
2004-07-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Lab Technician
2004-07-14
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
10
0.02
Mechanic
2004-07-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2003-10-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-06-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2001-06-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Pipe Fitter/Millright/Plumber
2001-06-06
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Dragline Operator
2001-06-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2001-06-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader 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.
Estero Quarry recorded 7.71 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
7.71
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Florida, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.53 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007 *
7.71
0.00
0.000
2006
3.44
1.72
0.000
2005
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004
3.14
3.14
0.000
2003
1.26
0.00
0.000
2002
4.11
1.37
0.000
2001
2.96
2.96
0.000
2000
1.34
1.34
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
14
2007
25
2006
44
2005
52
2004
49
2003
56
2002
56
2001
51
2000
58
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Estero Quarry sits in Lee County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Lee County, Florida · Population 792,692
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$73,099
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
2008 Q1
9,702
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
18,866
12
6
636.1
2007 Q3
17,378
9
3
517.9
2007 Q2
18,703
1
0
53.5
2007 Q1
22,910
14
3
611.1
2006 Q4
24,044
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
29,349
1
1
34.1
2006 Q2
31,787
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
31,023
9
2
290.1
2005 Q4
32,745
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
36,837
3
0
81.4
2005 Q2
31,346
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
30,759
3
0
97.5
2004 Q4
36,081
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
27,086
6
1
221.5
2004 Q2
30,962
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
33,125
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
42,407
7
1
165.1
2003 Q3
38,941
5
1
128.4
2003 Q2
36,162
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
40,687
5
1
122.9
2002 Q4
39,419
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
38,870
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
32,147
7
1
217.7
2002 Q1
35,703
12
4
336.1
2001 Q4
34,588
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
32,709
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
33,267
3
2
90.2
2001 Q1
34,630
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
37,187
10
0
268.9
2000 Q3
38,464
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
38,068
4
0
105.1
2000 Q1
35,640
5
2
140.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2007 · 3 incidents
November 30, 2007FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee stepped too close to a area where a employee was throwing pieces of a metal liner to the ground. The piece bounced on the floor 2 to 3 feet and landed on his foot above the steel toe. A spotter was on the ground to secure the area but the piece rebounded off the ground.
October 2, 2007FL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was attempting to loosen a bolt on the screening tower with a rachet. The bolt slid out slightly and due to the downward force the EE was using, his left hand came down on the metal frame and his middle finger became fx as it struck the frame.
EE was attempting to climb onto an excavator. A rock on the ground was stepped on; rock gave away resulting in a sprain in lower right foot extremeties.
2006 · 2 incidents
October 20, 2006FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was at meeting point of two conveyors splicing an electric cable; making a cut with a utility knife. Employee held cable with left hand and utility knife with right, during process of cuting; cable became loose and moved allowing knife to bypass the cable and lodge into his left wrist.
March 4, 2006FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While employee was servicing a loader, the hood locking mechanism came loose and started to fall. EE jumped from the loader to the ground, striking his left rib cage against a 55-gallon oil drum in the servicing area. EE experienced pain in the left rib cage; no specific injuries were visible at the time of reporting.
2004 · 2 incidents
September 9, 2004FL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT @ END OF SHIFT. AFTER COMPLETION OF REFUELING, HE REENTERED CAB TO TURN ON BOOM LIGHTS. WHEN EXITING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A ROCK. HE FRACTURED HIS LT UPPER ARM IN 2 PLACES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO TREAD LEFT ON WORKBOOTS.
April 27, 2004FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
CRUSHER CREW MOVING A CONVEYOR SECTION USING A TRACKHOE WITH A 2 PART SLING & HOOK ASSEMBLY. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONVEYOR SECION & SETTING IT ON THE GROUND THE HOOKS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE HOE OPERATOR SWUNG BUCKET, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR FRAME & SWUNG CONVEYOR INTO EE STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LEG.BROKEN BONES IN LEFT LEG & RIGHT ANKLE
EE WAS CHECKING TENSION ON DRIVE BELT FOR FIELD CONVEYOR WHEN MOTOR STARTED. PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. LACEERATED INDEX FINGER. LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURE WAS NOT USED.
2002 · 3 incidents
December 5, 2002FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
PLATE USED FOR BACKSTOP BROKE OFF INSIDE HOPPER. ROCK FELL OUT OF HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS IN MANLIFT GREASING BEARINGS BELOW. HE SUFFERED LACERATION & CONTUSION.
February 20, 2002FL · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS-DIRT/DUST BLEW IN EYES. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DIRT/DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROVIDED SAFETY GLASSES.
2001 · 2 incidents
September 24, 2001FL · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorELECTRICAL
EE USED A CIGARRETIC LIGHTER TO INSPECT WATER LEVEL IN 12 VOLT BATTERY. BATTERY EXPLODED IN EE'S FACE. SAFETY GLASS WERE BEING.
August 13, 2001FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
USING A WATER HOSE TO UNCLOG A CHUTE THROUGH AS ACESS PORT. OPERATOR HAD HOSE AND RIGHT ARM INSIDE ACESS DOOR. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND TWISTED RIGHT ARM. DIAGNOSIS WAS SPRAINED SHOULDER, PART IAL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
1998 · 2 incidents
October 17, 1998FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE