March 4, 1987
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Terramar Mining Corp · Struck by flying object
HIGH WIND - FOR9IGN OBJECT IN EYE
West Coast Mine: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for West Coast Mine (mine ID 0801027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985–1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
Ownership history
- Terramar Mining Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
West Coast Mine sits in Polk County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Polk County, Florida · Population 760,961
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,644
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1987 · 2 incidents
Terramar Mining Corp · Flash burns (welding)
MECHANIC HELPER2 HOLDING A LINK FOR WELDER TO WELD CHAIN ON DRAGLINE - ARC WAS STRUCK BEFORE HE CLOSED HIS EYES. CAUSING FLASH BURN TO LEFT EYE
1986 · 2 incidents
June 27, 1986
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Terramar Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING EXTRA CO3CRETE DRAIN PIPE WITH OADER HE WAS GUIDING THEM IN PLACE TURNED HIS BACK BEFORE STABBLIZING PIPE. 1 PIPE ROLLED AGAINST THE BUCBACKS OF HIS LEGS ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEGS. BREAKING ANKLE3SPRAINING THE OTHER AND STEEL TOE BOOTS BROKE SEVERAL TOES.
February 12, 1986
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Terramar Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object
HAULING ROCK FR2M FRONT END LOADER LOADING AND DUMPING IN STOCKPILE.DROVE STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR CONSIDERBLE DISTANCE EITHER ASLEEP OR SPACED OUT WENT OFF SIDE OF WIDE ROAD UPSET TRUCK ON ITS SIDE WASNT USING SE5T BELT PROVIDED.
1985 · 1 incident
July 12, 1985
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Terramar Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object
10% NOW I.NAME 4AS RELEAVING ANOTHER OPERATOR FOR LUNCH, EITH PANICED OR LOST CONTROL OF LOADER, LETTING IT ROLL BACKWARDS-HE CUT THE WHEELS SHARPLY CAUSING IT TO UPSET ON SIDE. HE GOT UP AND APPEARED ALRIGH7 FOR SEVERAL DAYS - THEN WENT TO DR WHO FINALLY DID BACK SURGERYY ON HIS BACK