Mining Incidents

Supermag, L.C.: 38 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Supermag L C · Surface
Controlled by Pioneer Ag-Chem Inc
Bradley, Manatee County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801154

Supermag, L.C. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1992–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
20
significant & substantial
$7,734
proposed penalties
$7,734
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
399
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 399 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Supermag, L.C. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-02-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
52.6%
significant & substantial
15.8%
high negligence or reckless
52.6%
reasonably likely or greater
76.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.3% low, 78.9% moderate, 15.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60 proposed, $60 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-04-12.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2006-157M Settlement Lesnick 2006 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2005-08-02, 21 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2005-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 2.35 0.11 Ball Mill Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Super Mag Lc 1991 to 1998
  2. Supermag L C 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 1
2005 2
2004 3
2003 3
2002 2
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Supermag, L.C. sits in Manatee 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.
Manatee County, Florida · Population 416,020
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$75,792
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
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 1,002 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,384 1 0 722.5
2005 Q4 1,135 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,075 3 2 2790.7
2005 Q2 1,473 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,830 1 0 546.4
2004 Q4 1,388 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 1,606 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,843 10 9 5425.9
2004 Q1 1,134 1 0 881.8
2003 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,714 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,683 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,382 3 0 1259.4
2002 Q4 1,312 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,661 10 6 6020.5
2002 Q2 1,281 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,149 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,052 5 2 4752.9
2001 Q3 1,115 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,168 1 0 856.2
2001 Q1 1,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,385 2 1 1444.0
2000 Q3 1,451 1 0 689.2
2000 Q2 1,282 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,332 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

February 22, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Super Mag Lc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELL WHILE WORKING ON SHAKER SCREEN WAS NOT CAREFUL STEPPING OFF A BEAM.

February 4, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Super Mag Lc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNDER DRYER CHANGING BEARINGS AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

1995 · 1 incident

January 1, 1995 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Super Mag Lc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRIC DISCONNECT AND DIDN'T TURN POWER OFF. WHEN IT SHORTED OUT EE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS.

1994 · 1 incident

June 8, 1994 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Super Mag Lc · Fall from machine

MAN WAS INSTALLING PINS ON SHAKER, HE JUMP OFF OF HANDRAIL TO GRATING AND SPRAND HIS ANKLE, WAS RAINING.

1993 · 1 incident

January 14, 1993 FL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Super Mag Lc · Struck against stationary object

RATCHET SLIPPED ON BOLT, CAUSING HAND TO IMPACT WITH METAL CUTTING RIGHT RING FINGER.

1992 · 1 incident

July 14, 1992 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Super Mag Lc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE REPORTED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A DRUM OF OIL. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A SORE BACK AND ONE DAY OFF FROM WORK AT THE DR. INSTRUCTIONS. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO F URTHER PROBLEMS.