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POLK CITY MINE: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Valerie Carnes
Polk County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800456

MSHA record for POLK CITY MINE (mine ID 0800456). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1984–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
Ownership history
  1. Standard Sand & Silica Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

POLK CITY MINE sits in Polk 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.
Polk County, Florida · Population 760,961
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,644
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
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 1 incident

August 4, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPUD BAR HIT RIGHT HAND RESULT OF POUNDING.

1995 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

August 26, 1993 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against a moving object

WHEN LOADING BOAT, WEIGHT SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING IT TO OVER TURN.

1989 · 2 incidents

1988 · 2 incidents

1987 · 1 incident

December 10, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOOSENING3BOLTS, HAMMER HAD TO BE USED AND HIT HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

April 25, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand ELECTRICAL
Standard Sand & Silica Company · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS KILLING INSECTS IN CONTROL ROOM HIT PANEL WITH HAND AS WAS ELECTROCUTED MORE INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW