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SINK CREEK MINE: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Montsdeoca Fred Y
Jackson County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0800854

MSHA record for SINK CREEK MINE (mine ID 0800854). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Ownership history
  1. Dixie Lime Products Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SINK CREEK MINE sits in Jackson County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Jackson County, Florida · Population 47,652
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$47,327
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

November 13, 1996 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Lime Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

1. THERE WAS NO WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. 2. EE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. 3. EE IN AREA HE WAS SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTED TO AVOID AT ALL TIMES. 4. EE APPARENTLY CAUGHT COAT SLEEVE IN SHART ON TAIL PULLEY CAUSING BRUISES & FRICTION BURNS TO HIS RIGHT ARM.