Mining Incidents

Florida Rock Industries Inc operator

Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
MSHA operator ID: L00354
Fatalities
6
Total incidents
888
Mines on record
58
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,166
citations
210
significant & substantial
$319,317
proposed penalties
$249,437
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $69,881 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,681
inspections on record
26,237
inspection hours
4.4
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.
1,166 citations across 26,237 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$319K
proposed penalties
$266K
current assessed
$249K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
1,141 assessments are final orders; 106 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
8
2024
6
2023
9 (1f)
2022
3
2021
6
2020
5
2019
6
2018
7
2017
7
2016
6
2015
2
2014
4
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
7
2009
5
2008
11
2007
24
2006
43
2005
45
2004
38 (1f)
2003
37
2002
21
2001
27 (1f)
2000
39
1999
41 (1f)
1998
25
1997
18
1996
14
1995
27
1994
27
1993
34
1992
25
1991
30
1990
25
1989
43 (1f)
1988
70
1987
46
1986
32
1985
23 (1f)
1984
16
1983
15

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

6 recorded
March 15, 2023 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Drowning

An employee was operating a CAT 390F excavator in the South Quarry Pit. The machine went into the water and sank to a depth of approximately 25 feet. Consistent with 103K order modifications approved by MSHA, the operator was recovered the following day.

July 19, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WORKING NEAR EDGE OF HIGHWALL FELL 90 FEET AFTER SLIPPING OR STEPPING IN WRONG DIRECTION.

April 25, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN BIN AS MATERIAL WAS BEING DISCHARGED.

December 8, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Drowning

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING PAD FOR DRAGLINE TO EXCAVATE LIMEROCK USING A CAT TRACK DOZER NEXT TO A WATER FILLED PIT THE MACHINE BACKED OVE THE EDGE AND FELL INTO 25 FT OF WATER. EMPLOYEE DIED.

July 10, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS TRAPPED IN CHEVROLET C-10 PICK-UP TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS THE RESULT OF BEING BACKED OVER BY A CATERPILLAR 775 HAUL TRUCK HE PULLED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRUCK BEYOND SIGHT OF WHERE H E COULD BE SEEN FROM THE CAB OF THE CAT TRUCK WHEN THE CAT OF THE CAT TRUCK PROCEEDED BACKWARDS IT CRUSHED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TRAPPING THE DRIVER

December 19, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FATALITY OCCURR9D WHILE EMPL TRYING TO STRING OUT WELDING LEAD ALONG WALKWAY OVER PAIR OF TROMMELS.A LIFTING EYE CAUGHT LEAD AND PULLED EMPL AROUND TROMMEL AND INTO CATCH BASIN BELOW.WATER THE N WASHED EMPL I3TO DRAINAGE DITCH.

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