Mining Incidents

Garcia 833 Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Garcia Family Farm LLC
Clewiston, Hendry County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801427

Garcia 833 Mine has $949 in proposed MSHA penalties and $143 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2021–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2020
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$949
proposed penalties
$806
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $143 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
19
inspections on record
176
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: 176 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Garcia 833 Mine has $949 in proposed MSHA penalties and $143 outstanding across 0 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.
$949
proposed penalties
$949
current assessed
$806
paid to date
$143
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 12,233 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,091 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,274 2 0 194.7
2025 Q1 10,081 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,968 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,652 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,412 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 11,174 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 11,634 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,591 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 9,680 1 0 103.3
2023 Q1 8,614 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,311 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,137 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,255 1 0 108.0
2022 Q1 11,330 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 10,202 1 0 98.0
2021 Q3 11,978 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 11,026 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 11,494 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,094 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 9,733 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 11,554 2 0 173.1
2020 Q1 12,155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,055 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 9, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was replacing a 120 pound grease drum on fuel truck. Employee decide to load grease drum by self without help and use of equipment resulting in strained lower back. Safety Manual states "Learn to lift the correct way, bend knees, keep back erect, and get help for heavy loads". Job description states "Able to lift up to 70 pounds".

2022 · 1 incident

October 28, 2022 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While changing the spray bar pump, they removed the first pump and prepped to install the replacement pump. The pump was on forks of the 908 FEL, positioning to slide the pump from the forks to the pump stand. When the pump was slid off the forks, 1 ft. away, EE's knee buckled to the left breaking a bone in EE's leg.

2021 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Garcia Mining Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was relocating dredge and got stung by 20 - 30 bees resulting in Anaphylaxis.

July 27, 2021 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Garcia Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a mechanism when EE felt a pop in EE's lower back.

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