Lake Wales Sand Mine has $4K 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
9
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,487
proposed penalties
$4,487
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
74
inspections on record
790
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: 790 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lake Wales Sand Mine has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-11-30.
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
11,278
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
10,791
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
11,690
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
12,681
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
12,291
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
12,469
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
12,347
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,501
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
11,703
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
11,377
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
13,159
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
12,045
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
10,809
1
0
92.5
2022 Q3
11,817
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
12,638
1
0
79.1
2022 Q1
11,217
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
11,115
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
11,440
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
10,954
1
0
91.3
2021 Q1
10,322
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
11,205
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
10,059
2
0
198.8
2020 Q2
9,186
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10,430
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
9,335
2
0
214.2
2019 Q3
9,154
1
0
109.2
2019 Q2
9,604
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
9,227
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,543
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
8,278
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
8,898
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
8,406
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
8,188
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
7,556
1
0
132.3
2017 Q2
8,130
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8,558
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
7,320
5
0
683.1
2016 Q3
7,870
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,078
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
8,102
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
8,586
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
7,502
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,433
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
7,911
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
7,995
1
0
125.1
2014 Q3
8,424
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
8,004
1
0
124.9
2014 Q1
7,494
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,744
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
7,587
1
0
131.8
2013 Q2
7,174
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,161
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
6,678
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,855
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,076
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
7,031
1
0
142.2
2011 Q4
7,500
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
7,637
1
0
130.9
2011 Q2
6,889
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
6,996
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,651
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,404
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
6,231
1
1
160.5
2010 Q1
6,909
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,774
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
6,873
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,861
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
8,136
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
8,146
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
8,088
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
6,705
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,383
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,320
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
9,542
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
9,364
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
11,772
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
14,065
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
14,665
3
0
204.6
2006 Q2
13,876
2
0
144.1
2006 Q1
13,539
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
14,183
4
3
282.0
2005 Q3
13,577
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,487
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
11,807
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
9,058
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
8,200
4
1
487.8
2004 Q2
7,970
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
7,560
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
8,937
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,919
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
9,474
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
9,538
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
9,161
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
8,390
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,764
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
7,104
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,332
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
8,461
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
8,249
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
8,028
3
1
373.7
2000 Q4
6,093
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
6,046
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,510
3
0
665.2
2000 Q1
3,621
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2021 · 1 incident
September 24, 2021FL · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
On 9/24/21 employee fell while working on dredge and hurt elbow and shoulder. The employee did not ask to see doctor at that time. For 3 weeks EE said EE's injury was getting better. On 10/20/2021 EE was still feeling pain in R Shoulder and asked to see a doctor where EE was placed on lifting restrictions which turned this into a Reportable Incident.
One electrician and one helper were working on a piece of mining cable. The electrician was stripping the mining cable with a razor knife and the helper was helping to hold the cable. The knife slipped off of the cable and cut the helper on the right forearm.
EE GOT UNIFORM FROM UNIFORM SHED AND CHANGED INTO UNIFORM PANTS. UNKNOWN TO HIM, A SPIDER WAS IN THE PANT LEG AND BIT HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH. EE IS DIABETIC AND BITE WOULD NOT HEAL. HE WENT TO THE DR TO HAVE BITE CHECKED. DR GAVE HIM A TETANUS SHOT AND PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC.
EE WAS PUSHING DREDGE WITH THE BOAT WHILE THE BOAT WAS IN GEAR, THE BOAT STRUCK THE LADDER PORTION OF THE DREDGE PINNING HIS LEG, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LEG.
WHILE LOADING TRUCKS WITH FRONT END LOADER EE JARRED IN SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
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