Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON.
GA CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SHOP: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Florida Rock Industries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Vulcan Materials Company
Monroe County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900963
GA CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SHOP has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1986–2000
- Latest incident
- Aug 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
12
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: 12 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
- Florida Rock Industries Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1988 | 21 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1986 | 18 |
| 1985 | 19 |
| 1984 | 18 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
GA CENTRAL MAINTENANCE SHOP sits in Monroe County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Monroe County, Georgia · Population 28,919
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$82,863
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 1,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2000 · 1 incident
1988 · 8 incidents
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE MOVING A FEEDER GATE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TUNNEL WALL AND FEEDER 4 MEN WERE HANDLING THE FEEDER TO TURN IT AROUND WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR AND PIVOTED CATCHING HIS FINGER AND CAUSING A LACERATION
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING A BOOT ON HIS WELDING CABLE USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC TIE.THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIM IN THE CHEST.HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIM.
October 28, 1988
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SERVICE TRUCK AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE HAZARDOUS AND HE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS HE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. HE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN THE NE CK ON THE NEXT DAY 10-29-88 AND WENT TO DR FOR TREATMENT.
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE FELT HIS MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER TO GET ON A TRAIN TO PAINT IT.
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object
THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVING A 380# PIECE OF IRREGULAR SHAPED PLATE STEEL FROM A FAB TABLE AND SETTING IT DOWN ON THE FLOOR.OTHER EMPLOYEE SET HIS END DOWN AND WENT TO HIS SIDE TO S TAND PLATE UP ON ITS END AND THE INJURED LOST HIS GRIP AND DROPPED THE PLATE APPROXIMATELY 18" ONTO THE BRIDGE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE SOME MATERIAL FROM A SAND BLASTING MACHINE IN THE LOWER VLAVE AREA.HE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THIS MATERIAL BY OPENING AND SHUTTING THIS LOWER VALVE.HE DI SCONNECTED THE MAIN SUPPLY HOSE AND KNEELED DOWN TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE VALVE.AT THIS TIME A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE BLOWING SAND INTO THE FACE OF EMPLOYEE RESULTING IN ABRASION TO NOSE AND
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Flash burns (welding)
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH AN ELECTRODE HOLDER AND RECEIVED FLASHBURNS FROM REFLECTION INSIDE HIS LENS FROM ANOTHER WELDER INNTHE SAME AREA.WELDERS WERE WELDING IN A CONFINED AREA.
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING ROLLER WITH I# HAMMER AND HAMMER HIT RETURN ROLLER GUARD DEFLCTING HAMMER INTO LEFT AHND CAUSING CONTUSION OF LEFT AHND.EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO SURVEY THE AREA TO BE W ORKED IN BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH WORK AND BE MORE CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT HIS JOB.
1986 · 1 incident
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Struck by falling object
DAY BEFORE HAD 7ACKED WELDED LIP WITH 10 2" TACK WELDS ON 12' SECTION OF BUCKET LIP; DAY OF INJURY THE LIP WAS BEING PREHEATED WITH HEATING TUBE AND TORCHES; ALL 10 TACK WELDS BROKE LOOSE SIMU