Mining Incidents

Imperial Rock Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joseph H Anderson
Cottondale, Jackson County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801248

Imperial Rock Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1998–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
31
significant & substantial
$19,619
proposed penalties
$19,619
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
59
inspections on record
633
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: 633 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Imperial Rock Mine has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-04.
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 7,159 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,779 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,831 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,798 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,726 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,609 1 0 178.3
2024 Q1 4,735 0 0 0.0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,625 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,131 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,952 2 0 506.1
2023 Q1 4,754 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,413 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,040 1 0 198.4
2022 Q2 5,591 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,475 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,162 1 0 193.7
2021 Q3 5,266 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,660 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,029 1 0 198.8
2020 Q4 5,152 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,427 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,110 1 0 163.7
2020 Q1 5,583 2 1 358.2
2019 Q4 4,798 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,988 1 0 200.5
2019 Q2 3,414 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,330 1 0 429.2
2018 Q4 2,025 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,834 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,904 1 1 256.1
2018 Q1 4,167 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,506 3 0 855.7
2017 Q3 1,870 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,547 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,585 5 3 3154.6
2016 Q3 1,532 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,787 2 1 1119.2
2016 Q1 2,172 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,274 3 2 1319.3
2015 Q3 2,462 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,119 4 1 1887.7
2015 Q1 2,434 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,409 9 5 3736.0
2014 Q3 1,171 1 0 854.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 1,460 5 1 3424.7
2013 Q4 432 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 312 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,313 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,239 4 2 943.6
2004 Q4 4,916 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,268 1 0 234.3
2004 Q2 5,442 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,450 5 2 1123.6
2003 Q4 3,868 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,452 7 0 2854.8
2003 Q2 168 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,009 4 1 1991.0
2002 Q4 3,509 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,098 2 1 488.0
2002 Q2 3,489 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,964 3 0 1012.1
2001 Q4 2,991 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,210 7 2 2180.7
2001 Q2 4,507 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,479 2 0 446.5
2000 Q4 4,783 1 1 209.1
2000 Q3 4,546 11 7 2419.7
2000 Q2 2,593 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,987 6 0 1203.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2015 · 1 incident

January 29, 2015 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

He dismounted the dragline and walked to his truck. On the way he stepped on a rock and his foot slipped. The damage was not noticeable for several weeks.

2001 · 1 incident

May 2, 2001 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS INSIDE THE ROCK CRUSHER TRYING TO UNSTOP IT AND ROCK ROLLED DOWN INTO THE CRUSHER AND MASED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON ONE OF THE HAMMERS.

1999 · 2 incidents

November 29, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Struck by flying object

A HOIST CABLE BROKE. IT CAME INTO THE CAB OF A DRAGLINE ONTO THE OPERATOR. THE CABLE HIT HIS LEFT LEG, KNEE AND RIGHT HAND.

January 6, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS AFENDING TO CRANE LIFTING A HAND RAIL. WHEN HE PULL ON THE CHAIN, WHICH SLIPPED UPWARD PINNING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE HANDRAIL. INJURED PULLED THUMB FREE. IN PAIN INJURED PULLE D GLOVE OFF, FOUND LACERATION AND SWELLING TO LEFT THUMB.

1998 · 2 incidents

August 24, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH GROUND BUT DID NOT CLAIM INJURY UNTIL THIRTEEN (13) DAYS LATER AFTER USING SHOVEL FOR A WEEK.

July 10, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anderson Columbia Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS OF HAUL TRUCK. HE MISSED BOTTOM STEP, AND WHEN HE CONTACTED ROUGH TERRAIN, HIS RT ANKLE TURNED, CAUSING PULLED LIGAMENTS

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