Mining Incidents

PALMDALE SAND MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Palmdale, Glades County, FL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0801216

PALMDALE SAND MINE has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1995–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
26
significant & substantial
$26,360
proposed penalties
$23,476
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,884 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
inspections on record
1,033
inspection hours
10.0
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.
103 citations across 1,033 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PALMDALE SAND MINE has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-07.
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 Q2 6,174 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,678 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,534 1 1 132.7
2024 Q3 7,009 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,107 1 0 140.7
2024 Q1 6,495 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,592 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,925 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 5,496 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,062 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,644 4 0 523.3
2022 Q3 8,240 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,708 2 0 259.5
2022 Q1 6,859 1 1 145.8
2021 Q4 7,049 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,565 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,512 1 0 133.1
2021 Q1 5,927 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,278 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,145 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,420 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,595 2 0 263.3
2019 Q4 7,394 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,736 1 1 148.5
2019 Q2 6,653 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,432 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,789 2 1 294.6
2018 Q3 7,027 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 7,125 1 0 140.4
2018 Q1 6,667 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,506 2 0 307.4
2017 Q3 6,112 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,920 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,199 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,449 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,365 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,815 2 0 255.9
2016 Q1 7,931 1 0 126.1
2015 Q4 7,027 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,543 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,671 2 0 299.8
2015 Q1 5,202 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,836 14 4 2398.9
2014 Q3 6,213 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,908 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,151 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,272 1 0 189.7
2013 Q3 6,028 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,482 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,256 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,381 1 0 135.5
2012 Q3 6,001 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,053 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,745 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,718 2 0 349.8
2011 Q3 5,297 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,879 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,312 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 8,407 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,264 6 1 726.0
2010 Q2 7,949 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 10,096 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,535 20 8 2343.3
2009 Q3 7,304 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,007 4 0 570.9
2009 Q1 6,701 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 8,287 1 0 120.7
2008 Q3 9,423 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,107 4 1 1898.4
2008 Q1 6,419 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,550 5 5 584.8
2007 Q3 8,434 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,349 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,356 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,265 1 1 107.9
2006 Q3 10,087 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,548 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,872 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,821 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,735 3 1 279.5
2005 Q2 10,035 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,498 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,134 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,911 8 0 1157.6
2004 Q2 7,081 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,742 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,119 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,225 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,724 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,024 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,934 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,168 3 1 486.4
2002 Q2 5,641 1 0 177.3
2002 Q1 7,057 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,873 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,083 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,276 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,168 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,682 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,976 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,602 2 0 434.6
2000 Q1 4,547 1 0 219.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2023 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

April 16, 2019 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping a customer truck driver clean tailgate when employee's right index finger was crushed resulting in stitches and restricted duty.

2011 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee alleges that she was walking down flight of stairs from Scalehouse and slipped and fell on her backside. She complained of pain to her lower back and was taken to the doctor for treatment.

March 18, 2005 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE was pulling a stuck vehicle free from mud and the factory pull hook broke free from the truck which was stuck and the pin struck the 980G loader through the rear window hitting the loader seat from behind, which caused an injury to his right shoulder.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 3, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN ALL AREAS OF THE PLANT. AT APPROX. 11:00 AM, THE AREA BEHIND HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN STINGING. UPON INSPECTION, EE NOTICED THE AREA WAS SWELLING AND THROBBING AS WELL AS BEING RED AND IRRITATED. HE PRESUMED A SPIDER HAD BITTEN HIM. EE CONTINUED TO WORK. AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE SWELLING & PAIN INCREASED & HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.

February 9, 2004 FL · Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING IN TO WORK ON THE TIME CLOCK. SHE WAS STANDING IN THE DOORWAY WITH ONE HAND ON THE DOOR JAM AND THE OTHER HAND HOLDING HER TIME CARD. THE DOOR CLOSED AND SHE DIDN'T MOVE HER HAND IN TIME. THE DOOR SMASHED HER FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

August 27, 2002 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials Of Florida Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 5' PIECE OF 18" POLY-PIPE. HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS SIDE.

2000 · 2 incidents

1999 · 1 incident

May 26, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Harper Brothers Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE OPERATING FRONT-END LOADER IN REVERSE. LOADER BACKED OVER 2 FT. HIGH PILE OF SAND. BODY WAS THROWN UP AGAINST RIGHT ARM REST. REPORT WAS NOT MADE TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE UNTI L 6-11-99.

1998 · 1 incident

August 24, 1998 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harper Brothers Inc · Fall down stairs

HAD WALKED THRU OIL DRIPPING OUT OF HYDRALIC PUMP ONTO DREDGE DECK. SLIPPED ON STEP UPON ENTERING HYDRAULIC ROOM ON DREDGE.

1996 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Harper Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ATTACHING CABLE CLAMPS OF CABLE LEADING FROM LOADER BUCKET TO BUCKET ON GROUND IN ORDER TO MOVE BUCKEET. LOADER MOVED FORWARD PINNING EMLOYEE'S LEGS BETWEEN BUCKET OF LOADER NAD BUCK ET LYING ON GROUND.

January 29, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harper Brothers Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

CLEANING TRUCK SCALES OFF WITH SHOVEL. STEPPED BACK NEAR EDGE OF PLATFORM AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.

1995 · 1 incident

September 1, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harper Brothers Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS MANEUVERING ON TOP OF TRUCK FENDER WET WITH RAIN WATER AFTER TARPING HIS LOAD HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO GROUND

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