Suwannee American Cement has $28K 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
20
Years on record
1984–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
38
significant & substantial
$28,138
proposed penalties
$26,499
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,639 gap.
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.
142 citations across 1,053 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Suwannee American Cement has $28K 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-05.
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.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 88%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 13%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
33%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K 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 2017-06-27.
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.
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: 2026-03-13
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
37
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg24
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (37)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-03-13
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Utility Man
2026-03-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-03-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2023-03-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2023-03-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2023-03-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2016-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.42
10
0.04
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.05
10
0.11
Dragline Operator
2016-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2011-06-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2011-06-08
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2010-06-29
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.52
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-07-15
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Mechanic
2004-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.41
0.11
Bulldozer Operator
2004-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-05
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Dragline Operator
2003-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-07-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2001-10-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-10-11
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
4.06
10
0.41
Laborer, Bullgang
2001-10-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline Operator
2001-10-11
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.83
10
0.08
Laborer, Bullgang
2001-10-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.71
0.32
Backhoe Operator
2000-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2000-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2000-10-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Backhoe Operator
2000-10-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Dragline Operator
2000-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2000-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer 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.
Suwannee American Cement recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Florida, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.33 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
9.29
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
11
2025
11
2024
12
2023
9
2022
8
2021
8
2020
9
2019
10
2018
9
2017
10
2016
9
2015
9
2014
10
2013
9
2012
9
2011
8
2010
7
2009
7
2008
9
2007
11
2006
12
2005
10
2004
10
2003
11
2002
20
2001
12
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Suwannee American Cement sits in Suwannee County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Suwannee County, Florida · Population 44,484
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$55,479
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
2026 Q2
5,699
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
5,724
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
5,673
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
5,680
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
5,665
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
4,823
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,371
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
8,600
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
5,100
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
5,446
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
4,941
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,778
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,066
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
5,334
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
4,739
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
4,591
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,611
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
4,307
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
4,136
1
0
241.8
2021 Q3
4,758
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
3,809
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,511
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
4,350
1
0
229.9
2020 Q3
3,746
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
4,855
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,761
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,178
1
0
193.1
2019 Q3
5,496
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
5,379
1
0
185.9
2019 Q1
5,482
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,445
2
0
449.9
2018 Q3
5,317
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,944
3
0
606.8
2018 Q1
5,561
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
5,820
1
0
171.8
2017 Q3
5,942
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,900
7
2
1186.4
2017 Q1
5,155
4
2
775.9
2016 Q4
4,985
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
5,531
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,144
4
1
777.6
2016 Q1
5,098
2
1
392.3
2015 Q4
5,200
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,287
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,514
6
1
1088.1
2015 Q1
5,590
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,838
3
2
513.9
2014 Q3
5,472
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
7,481
2
1
267.3
2014 Q1
6,856
2
1
291.7
2013 Q4
5,406
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
6,393
2
0
312.8
2013 Q2
6,665
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,737
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
6,372
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,456
2
0
309.8
2012 Q2
4,999
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
6,859
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,178
3
1
718.0
2011 Q3
4,848
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,519
6
0
1327.7
2011 Q1
4,438
2
0
450.7
2010 Q4
4,562
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,677
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,838
3
1
781.7
2010 Q1
3,278
6
3
1830.4
2009 Q4
3,082
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,471
7
6
2016.7
2009 Q2
3,755
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,717
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,534
1
1
220.6
2008 Q3
5,526
1
0
181.0
2008 Q2
5,519
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,702
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,896
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,766
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
7,045
2
0
283.9
2007 Q1
6,862
1
1
145.7
2006 Q4
6,748
4
0
592.8
2006 Q3
6,610
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
7,396
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,247
3
0
480.2
2005 Q4
6,715
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,745
5
1
1053.7
2005 Q2
5,466
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,323
2
0
316.3
2004 Q4
6,081
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,770
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
5,684
6
1
1055.6
2004 Q1
6,438
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,045
2
0
494.4
2003 Q3
5,056
6
1
1186.7
2003 Q2
5,235
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
6,012
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
8,337
9
2
1079.5
2002 Q3
10,113
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
10,018
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
8,654
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
8,548
2
1
234.0
2001 Q3
7,058
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
7,713
1
0
129.7
2001 Q1
7,341
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
8,171
8
2
979.1
2000 Q3
4,216
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
530
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
616
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2023 · 1 incident
August 14, 2023FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Technician injured lifting 988 wheel loader rear differential using service truck crane with 5ton lift capacity. 2 F/S techs were picking up 8300lbs differential. The differential started to swing and f/s tech tried to slow swing using hand. F/s tech's elbow hit inner rear bumper inside wheel well. Strain/Sprain to (R) Elbow and (R) Wrist.
2019 · 1 incident
June 27, 2019FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
2 Employees were removing a troughing roller from a conveyor belt. One turned the roller over onto its side pinching the fingers of the other employee. This caused bruising and abrasion to the fingers of the left hand and being placed on restricted work capacity.
2012 · 1 incident
December 20, 2012FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working in Quarry trying to let down a 500lb "Blow Bar" which was on the ground sitting on the edge of a pallet when the "Blow Bar" started to tilt. Employee tried to steady the "Blow Bar" when it slipped off the pallet and pinned his Right Index Finger underneath crushing it. Employee sustained a fractured finger and several stitches.
2009 · 1 incident
March 11, 2009FL · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was getting out of his work truck, stepped out and twisted the wrong way. Felt pain in lower back and down leg. Employee fell to his knees on the floor.
2007 · 2 incidents
June 4, 2007FL · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Due to wet and muddy conditions employee slipped while on loader and wedged finger in pinch point between backup alarm and bracket. Recieved nine stitches, bandages, and bracing on right hand little finger.
EE WAS REPLACING SOME METAL STEPS FOR A LOADER. HE HAD TACK WELDED THE STEPS TO A METAL WORK TABLE. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE WELD LOOSE BY TWISTING & PULLING ON THE STEPS
1993 · 1 incident
February 5, 1993FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP MOVE A METAL BAR ON THE GROUND. WHILE LIFTING HE SAID HE FELT HIS BACK GIVE. HE WAS SEEN BY LOCAL URGENT CARE CENTER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1991 · 1 incident
June 17, 1991FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PICKED UP SUCTION HOSE ON WATER TANK TO LAY ACROSS TOP TO BE MOVED TOBE REFILLED WITH WATR.
February 20, 1990FL · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerPOWERED HAULAGE
Anderson Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR MAN WAS IN BUCKET OF LOADER PARKED BEHIND DRAGLINE AFTER TAKING OUT A BOLT ON DRAGLINE COUNTER WEIGHT STEPPED ON CORNER OF BUCKET. BUCKET SLIPPED UNDER COUNTER WEIGHT AND MASHED FOOT.
1987 · 1 incident
February 9, 1987FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE TOOK CAP OFF SERVICE TRUCK. HE REMOVED THE CAM LOCK WITHOUT RELEASING AIR PRESSURE ON FUEL TANK. THE PRESSURIZED AIR KNOCKED HIM FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK ONTO GROUND.
1984 · 5 incidents
July 14, 1984FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LOADER OP WZAS LOADING THE BUCKET BACKED UP TURNING TOWARD THE PIT & BACKED INTO THE PIT. HE PUT LOADER IN FORWARD & IT STALLED THE OP DID NOT HAVE TIME TO APPY THE BRAKES.
May 31, 1984FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS