Mining Incidents

Rockland Key Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Tarmac Florida Inc · Surface
Controlled by Tarmac Plc
Monroe County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800076

MSHA record for Rockland Key Quarry (mine ID 0800076). 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
1984–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Charley Toppino & Sons Inc 1950 to 1984
  2. Lone Star Florida Inc 1984 to 1984
  3. Tarmac Florida Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rockland Key Quarry sits in Monroe County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Monroe County, Florida · Population 81,840
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$82,430
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 1, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac Florida Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE, EE COT RIGHT HAND ON SIDE MIRROR OF FRAME.

1989 · 1 incident

November 16, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tarmac Florida Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED LEANED AGAINST HANDRAIL ON THE 71B.IT BROKE AND HE FELL ON THE GROUND.

1988 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Florida Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOLDING A LARGE PUNCH (SOMEONE ELSE HITTING IT) I. NAME GOT STRUCK AND RIGHT RING FINGER.

January 30, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tarmac Florida Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A PIN WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED & HIT THE DRAGLINE CRAWLER WITH HAND

1986 · 2 incidents

May 27, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Tarmac Florida Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING3WHEN THE INNER STRING CAME LOOSE FROM THE KELLY BAR. IT CAME OUT ABOUT 10' CAUSING LOTS OF SLACK ON THE CABLE. EE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN HE SAW THE CABLE. IMMEDIAT LY HE STOPPED D9ILLING. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE BRAKES THE INNER STRING DROPPED CAUSING THE CABLE CABLE TO TIGHTEN & CATCH HIS ARM BETWEEN THE DRAIN & THE KELLY BAR.

March 29, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tarmac Florida Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING OVER GR5TED COVER TO PRIMARY CRUSHER,EMLPL FELL TO LOWER LEVEL STRIKING RIGHT EYE ON GRATING.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Florida Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS EXTRACTING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLEY WITH A PRY BAR. THE ROCK FLIPPED CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE SIDE OF HIS JAW.

August 8, 1984 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lone Star Florida Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS HOPPER GRIZZLEY TO EXTRICATE A LARGE ROCK HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE GRIZZLEY OPENING.