Eustis Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE FLOOR - CAUSED BY STORM DAMAGED TO ROOF OF OFFICE BLDGE (TORNADO) TWISTED LOWER BACK.
EUSTIS SAND COMPANY: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Eustis Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Richard Edgerton
Lake County,
FL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800283
MSHA record for EUSTIS SAND COMPANY (mine ID 0800283). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
28
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 28 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Eustis Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
EUSTIS SAND COMPANY sits in Lake County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lake County, Florida · Population 398,696
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$69,956
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 2,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1993 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
September 5, 1990
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
Eustis Sand Company · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS DRIVING NORTH ON SAND MINE ROAD WHEN A CAR CAME OVER THE HILL ON THE WRONG SIDE AND HIT HIM HEAD ON.
1987 · 1 incident
January 28, 1987
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Eustis Sand Company · Struck against stationary object
STEPPED OFF FRO3T END LOADER ONTO SMALL ROCK WHICH CAUSED RIGHT FOOT TO TURN. AT FIRST SPRAY THOUGHT ANKLE TURN AND SPRAINED BY 30 JAN ANKLE WAS HURTING HAD FOOT X RAYED X RAY SHOWED SMALL BON E BROKEN WAS TR9ATED AND PLACED IN AIR CAST.
1985 · 2 incidents
Eustis Sand Company · Contact with electrical current
CHANGING RELAY IN VACUUM CONTACTOR BOX CIRCUIT NOT DEGENERIZED
January 7, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Eustis Sand Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
ADJUSTING CLUTCHES ON DREDGE HOIST.ENERGIZED CLUTCH MOTOR TO CHECK ADJUSTMENT ,FOOT SLIPPED OFF FRAMEWORK INTO CLUTCH GEAR.
1984 · 1 incident
August 21, 1984
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
ELECTRICAL
Eustis Sand Company · Flash burns (electric)
I.NAME WITH EXP IN ELEC CONTROLS & WIRING WAS CHAINGING MOTOR LEAD WIRES FROM COMBO DISCONNECT/STARTER CONTROL BOX TO ADJACENT BOX.BOX ARCED CAUSING BURNS.DISCONNECT SWITCH HADNT BEEN DISCONNT ECTED AND BOX WAS HOT AT STARTER SECTION.SUPT LATER DISCONNECTED SWITCH AND CHANGED MOTOR LEADS TO ADJACENT BOX.