Mining Incidents

L. W. ROZZO, INC. QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

L W Rozzo Inc · Surface
Controlled by John C Sessa
Miramar, Broward County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800137

L. W. ROZZO, INC. QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
42
Years on record
1984–1999
Latest incident
Jul 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
13
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,256
proposed penalties
$1,256
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
19
inspections on record
292
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: 292 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

L. W. ROZZO, INC. QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-05-24.
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
2005 Q4 8,580 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 11,508 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,233 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,043 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 11,280 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,621 1 1 86.1
2004 Q1 11,431 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 12,367 3 0 242.6
2003 Q3 12,088 1 0 82.7
2003 Q2 12,426 1 0 80.5
2003 Q1 12,184 3 2 246.2
2002 Q4 12,874 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,831 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 13,940 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,337 4 1 299.9
2001 Q3 13,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 15,203 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 15,242 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 16,507 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

42 on file

1999 · 1 incident

July 3, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING SCREEN ONTO TOP DECK OF SHAKER CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SHAKER & SCREEN CAUSING LACERATION

1998 · 1 incident

March 20, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLACING CONVEYOR BELT IDLERS. EE WAS HELPING TO STAND IDLER UP IN POSITION. IDLER FRAME CAME DOWN ON HIS R INDEX FINGER PRODUCING LACERATION.

1996 · 1 incident

February 16, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS TORCH CUTTING ON HOOK ROLLER ASMB. ON 6400 DRAGLINE. HE CUT THROUGH ASSEMBLYA DN OXYGEN PROBABLY FILLED ASSEMBLY. IT BLEW BACK FLAME AND GREASE INTO FACE OF EMPLOYEE CAUSING BUR N TO FACE AND NECK.

1994 · 3 incidents

August 9, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING MANUAL GREASE GN WITH CARTRIDGE OF GRASE PULLED BACK SPRING HANDLE AND SET IN LOCK POSITION. TURNED GUN OVER TO LOAD AND HANDLE SPRUNG FORWARD. PIECE OF PLUNGER BROKE ONTO HIT HIM AB OVE LEFT EYEBROW. RESULTING IN CUT REQURIIGN 1 STITCH.

June 10, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT RIGHT LEG WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.

May 9, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER AND MACK TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS APPROACHING 90 DEGREE TURN. LOADER OPERATOR THOUGHT TRUCK WAS IN WRONG LANE. HE SWERVED TO LEFT AT THE TURN AS MACK TRUCK WAS COMING TO STOP IN CORRECT LANE. LOADER CLIPPED FRONT RIGHT OF MACK TRUCK.

1993 · 3 incidents

December 22, 1993 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING FRONTEND LOADER DOWN WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AT AGGREGATE PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON GROUND AND BROKE FALL WITH LEFT HAND.

September 3, 1993 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CAN OF GREASE. HE PICKED UP GREASE PUMP AND APPARENTLY HIS FINGER WAS IN THE PISTON TRAVEL AREA. PISTON CAME DOWN AND SE VERLY LACERATED R INDEX FINGER.

June 4, 1993 FL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AIRLESS SPRAY GUN, IT ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED, RESULTING IN PENETRATION OF CLEANING FLUID (MINERAL SPIRITS) INTO LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

1991 · 3 incidents

August 1, 1991 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING SHANK ON DRAGLINE BUCKET-HAMMER CHIPPED SENDING STEEL SPLINTER INTO EMPLOYEES LOWER LEFT CHEST AREA.

March 20, 1991 FL · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING IN CAT BACK ON LOWBOY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ONTRACK EE FELL BACK TO GROUND BUT TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND.

January 31, 1991 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BRAKE BAND IN 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE. COME-A-LONG HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.

1990 · 4 incidents

November 6, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING TEETH ON 10YD3 HENDRIX BUCKET. TOOTH CHIPPED WHEN STRUCK BY HAMMER. CHIP IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.

July 16, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL HELPING TO CHANGE BLOW BARS IN CRUSHER.BAR SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM FALLING.BAR LANDED ON TOP OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

February 10, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPL CHANGING SLIDE LAGGING ON HEAD PULLEY.STARTED TO TURN PULLET BY V-BELT CATCHING FINGERS IN BETWEEN V-BELTS & SHEAVE.

January 4, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TIGHTING SET SCREW ON BEARING COLLAR ON TAILPULLEY TO PORTABLE CRUSHER. ALLEN WRENCH BROKE MAKING A CUT ON EMPLOYEE'S PALM AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 10, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET. HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER CAUSING SMALL STEEL SPLINTER TO BACK OFF AND INBEDDED IN LEFT LEG CAUSING MINER CUT.

July 13, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIHGTENING NUTS ON HUB TO CAT WHEEL LOADER WHEN RACHET APPERNETLY STRIPPED. EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON BUCKET AREA CAUSING LACERATION.

June 29, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO CAT BUCKET AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT UP UNDER THE CHAIN. HEAVEY RAIN CAME AND EMPLOYEE PULLED AWAY SHARPLY CAUSING HIS RING TO RIP AND BRAK LEFT FIN GER.

January 18, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS CLOSING DOOR ON DRAGLINE MANITOWAC G400 WHEN DOOR JUMPED TRACK CATCHING EMPL R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME

1988 · 5 incidents

December 15, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING OVERHEAD IN CRUSHER WHEN HHO T SPARK FELL INTO EMM L. EAR.

September 13, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PISTON IN REAR SUSPENSION CYLINDER CAT 709 TRUCK WHEN CYLINDER FELL ON EMPLOYEE S HAND LEFT SMASHING RING FINGER AND CUT ING SAME.

September 8, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SEAT OF OPERATORS GOB AND HAD LEFT HAND ON DOOR FRAME. AS HE MOVED THE MACHINE FORWARD THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HAND BREAKING THE SMALL AND RING FINGERS RING FINGER REQUIRED 9 ST ITCHES.

July 27, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING BELLY PAN. WAS LOOSENING ALL BOLTS EXCEPT ONE WHEN REMOVING 2ND TO LAST BOLT APPARENTLY LAST BOLT BROKE ALLOWING PAN TO FALL & CATCH EMPLS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TI P BETWEEN PAN & GROUND.

March 18, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. WAS USING FLAT DISC GRINDER WHEN TOOL CAUGHT A CORNER, CAUSING TOOL TO FLIP OUT OF HAND RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.

1987 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN FROM HIS MACHINE, IN DOING SO HE STEPPED ON TO THE TRACKS THAT HAD GREASE ON THEM CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.

January 29, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS WELDING SKI9T BOARD RUBBER ON PLANT WELDING WAS OVER HEAD SLAG FROM WELD DROPPED INTO WELDERS BOOT

1986 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING NEXT T2 DRAGLINE BUCKET WHICH HAD LARGE CHAIN DRAPPED OVER SIDE.A LOADER DROVE OVER CAI///CHAIN CAUSING IT TO DRAW TIGHT OVER I.NAME CHEST.

August 22, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL HELPING TO3REPAIR DRAGLINE WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM MACHINE HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

April 22, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND PLANT AREA AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A ROCK THAT FELL FROM AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR

April 18, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STRIKING OR BUMPING
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AR2UND SHOP AREA GETTING LUBRICANTS FOR THE DRAGLINE. ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO A PIECE OF SHARP STEEL SLATE.

1985 · 4 incidents

December 5, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WHO IS A3WELDER WAS REPAIRING A DUMP SOCKET ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET IN DOING SO HE HAD TO STAND ON THE TOP OF THE SOCKET TO REACH IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE BUCKET FRACTURING HIS RIB

September 26, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME -HAUL TRUCK DRIVER-WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW DRIVE BELTS ON IMPACT BREAKER.IN DOING SO,BELT SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER UNDERNEATH IT CUTTING TIP OF FINGER.

May 20, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME A MAINTENANCE MAN ON OUR PRIMARY PLANT WAS WORKING ON THE SHAKER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE RAILS WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS FACE ON AN OVERHANGING SCREEN RAIL

March 27, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS HOLDING HYDRAULIC MOTOR IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE MOTOR IN PLACE USING A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHIFT AND WEDGE I.NAMES FINGER IN BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND BRACKET

1984 · 7 incidents

December 21, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS ALIGNING A TRANSMISSION INTO PLACE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO PLACE CATCHING HIS FINGER.

November 21, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS DRAGLINE OILER, WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CAR BODY OF THE DRAGLINE, AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.

October 15, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME A DRILL RIG HELPER WAS STANDING BY THE DRILL RIG AFTER SETTING UP MACHINE FOR WORK. MOMENTS AFTER THE OPERATOR STARTED DRILLG FACE A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE BROKE STRIKING HIS FACE.

June 9, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME LOADER OPERATE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BROKEN DRAGLINE CABLE HE PICKED UP THE END OF THE CABLE TO MOVE IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 24, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L W Rozzo Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A CABLE ON A DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED IN A SPOT OF GREASE, SHIFTING HIS BODY WEIGHT SUDDENLY AND AWKWARDLY ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT, SEVERLY STRAINING THE TENONS IN HIS RIG HT FOOT.

February 29, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
L W Rozzo Inc · Struck by falling object

PHILLIP THERION, A PLANT WORKMAN, WAS NOT WEARING HIS HARD HAT WHEN HE CRAWLED UNDER A SECTION OF CONVEYOR TO RETRIEVE A DROPPED WRENCH. A TWO-INCH BY TWO-INCH STEEL PLATE FELL FROM THE WORK AREA ABOVE(ABOUT 4 FT.) AND STRUCK PHILLIP ON THE HEAD.

February 7, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
L W Rozzo Inc · Fall from machine

PIASECKI A HAUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE TRUCK S TRANSMISSION. HE LEFT THE TRUCK CAB & WAS TIPPED OFF THE TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED.

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