Mining Incidents

Morell: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Imc Fertilizer Inc · Surface
Controlled by IMC Global Inc
Pasco County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800550

MSHA record for Morell (mine ID 0800550). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Imc Fertilizer Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Morell sits in Pasco County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Pasco County, Florida · Population 588,758
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$67,384
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

April 10, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Imc Fertilizer Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING STEPPED ON ROCK & FALLING ON LEFT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

March 15, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Imc Fertilizer Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 88B DRAGLINE DRIVE CHAIN DOWN IN THE #4 PIT. HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES TO CLEAN OFF THE MUD WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL BLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE.