Mining Incidents

Ridgewood Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Risinger H B
Polk County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800375

MSHA record for Ridgewood Mill (mine ID 0800375). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 16, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seminole Fertilizer Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER TIE PLATES AND CAUGHT HIS SELF WITH RIGHT HAND.

1990 · 1 incident

October 20, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Seminole Fertilizer Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL CLOSING BOTTOM DOOR ON WET ROCK CAR WITH PRY BAR.BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GRATING.

1988 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W R Grace & Company · Fall from machine

I.NAME GETTING ON #13 TRACTOR AND WAS ON LEFT TRACK WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND.WENT TO COMPANY DISPENWSARY DIAGNOSIS ACUTE BACK SPRAIN.RX WRITTEN.

May 25, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W R Grace & Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF LADDER AND TURNED LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY.

April 16, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W R Grace & Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE TRAIN NEAR A R/R SWITCH AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING FALLING OVER THE R/R SWITCH

1987 · 2 incidents

June 1, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W R Grace & Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CROSSTIES. 3

April 1, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W R Grace & Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING AT CROS8TIE

1983 · 1 incident

May 23, 1983 FL · Metal/Non-Metal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W R Grace & Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING DOOR LATCH UP WHILE CO-WORKER PRIED ON DOOR CAUSING DOOR TO SPRING OPEN CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN R R CAR DOOR AND LATCH.

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