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Ocala Quarry: 122 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Reddick, Marion County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801377

Ocala Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2017–2022
Latest incident
Nov 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
122
citations
50
significant & substantial
$37,328
proposed penalties
$36,251
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,077 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Georgia Stone Products LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
49
inspections on record
753
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: 753 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ocala Quarry has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $392 in penalties contested before the Commission, $392 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
41.0%
significant & substantial
16.4%
high negligence or reckless
41.0%
reasonably likely or greater
33.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.0% low, 74.6% moderate, 16.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$392 proposed, $392 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-10-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2010-71M Default Lesnick 2011 $392 → $392
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-09-25
10%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
29
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg14
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (41)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.29 2.56 1.29 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2025-09-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.96 0.23 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-05-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2023-05-25 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 Backhoe Operator
2022-04-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 Utility Man
2022-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2017-10-26 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Copper fumes 0.26 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Iron oxide fumes 0.03 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Lead fumes 0.34 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Zinc oxide fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2017-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-10-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2017-10-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Backhoe Operator
2017-10-26 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-10-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 2.08 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Supervisor, Co. Official
2011-03-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-03-08 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Truck Driver
2011-03-08 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 Bulldozer Operator
2009-02-10 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-01-07 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.52 0.11 Backhoe Operator
2009-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2009-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Ocala Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Florida, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.33 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 2.83 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 3.39 3.39 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. MFM Limestone LLC 2009 to 2016
  2. Magnum Materials LLC 2016 to 2016
  3. SCI Materials, Inc. 2016 to 2022
  4. Georgia Stone Products LLC 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 20
2025 21
2024 21
2023 20
2022 27
2021 33
2020 31
2019 30
2018 26
2017 18
2016 10
2011 21
2010 28
2009 19
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ocala Quarry sits in Marion 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.
Marion County, Florida · Population 387,697
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$58,535
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 10,891 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 10,884 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 11,163 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,534 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,904 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 13,090 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,481 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,001 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 13,030 1 0 76.7
2024 Q1 12,362 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,867 1 0 77.7
2023 Q3 15,258 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 14,206 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 13,242 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 11,085 3 2 270.6
2022 Q3 18,177 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 19,912 2 1 100.4
2022 Q1 21,553 3 2 139.2
2021 Q4 21,043 2 2 95.0
2021 Q3 17,694 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 19,143 1 0 52.2
2021 Q1 21,020 2 1 95.1
2020 Q4 18,088 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 19,456 5 1 257.0
2020 Q2 17,507 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 16,219 6 2 369.9
2019 Q4 13,367 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 16,646 5 1 300.4
2019 Q2 16,265 1 0 61.5
2019 Q1 17,357 3 0 172.8
2018 Q4 14,743 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 17,874 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 14,689 13 8 885.0
2018 Q1 11,651 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 15,688 8 1 509.9
2017 Q3 11,342 5 2 440.8
2017 Q2 8,060 2 0 248.1
2017 Q1 7,144 3 1 419.9
2016 Q4 4,522 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,789 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,215 2 1 1646.1
2011 Q3 6,201 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 15,761 7 1 444.1
2011 Q1 13,476 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 13,579 6 2 441.9
2010 Q3 12,581 2 2 159.0
2010 Q2 11,914 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 11,347 5 3 440.6
2009 Q4 7,864 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 10,000 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,463 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 12,225 9 5 736.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

November 1, 2022 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georgia Stone Products LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was working at the plant on a clog in a discharge pipe. An other EE open the grating to clear out the discharge line. Grating to manhole was not replaced correctly and the other EE step on grating which cause EE to fall and fracture left wrist.

2018 · 1 incident

February 26, 2018 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SCI Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The miner was replacing the turn table on SCI's VSI crusher. When pushing the heavy table into place, EE sprained EE's knee.

2017 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
SCI Materials, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

SCI Materials's mechanic was preparing to jack up a stacking conveyor using a handheld 20 ton bottle jack. A vehicle was parked underneath the stacker. As the conveyor was jacked up it slowly tilted forward. The support beam of the stacker gently rested onto the hood of the vehicle, causing minimal damage to the hood and windshield. No injuries occurred.

June 5, 2017 FL · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY
SCI Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

At 10 am on Monday, June 5th a Cat 773B 50 ton haul truck was backed up to a Linkbelt 350 excavator. While being loaded, an air valve gave way on the truck. This caused the brakes to go out, and the driver backed into the Excavator. The haul truck and driver suffered no damage/injury. The excavator and operator suffered minor damage/minor injury.