May 26, 2006
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Mosaic Fertilizer LLC · Drowning
Sand bank gave way.
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC operator
Controlled by
Mosaic Company
MSHA operator ID: L17524
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,485
citations
524
significant & substantial
$1,292,854
proposed penalties
$976,194
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $316,660 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
752
inspections on record
25,320
inspection hours
9.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.2,485 citations across 25,320 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1.3M
proposed penalties
$977K
current assessed
$976K
paid to date
$755
outstanding
2,449 assessments are final orders; 50 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 89 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 273 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 239 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 145 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 64 non-fatal
- OTHER 58 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
5
2025
5
2024
9
2023
14
2022
22
2021
27
2020
24
2019
17
2018
14
2017
23
2016
18
2015
23
2014
27
2013
16
2012
35
2011
33
2010
29
2009
36
2008
44
2007
80
2006
39 (1f)
2005
65 (1f)
2004
74
2003
54
2002
52
2001
53
2000
70
1999
54
1998
38
Mines on record
- South Fort Meade Mine FL
- Four Corners FL
- Wingate Creek Mine FL
- South Pasture Mine FL
- Hookers Prairie Mine FL
- Hopewell FL
- Kingsford FL
- FT MEADE MINE FL
- FORT GREEN FL
- LONESOME FL
- Noralyn FL
- PIERCE FL
- PAYNE CREEK FL
Fatalities under this operator
3 recorded
September 27, 2005
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Mosaic Phosphates Company · Drowning
(Under investigation) (Per Supervisor) Employee was assigned task of pushing overburden wall down with bulldozer. This was being done to install a water jack (floating pump) to pump out old mine cut. A short period of time later bulldozer and employee were discovered under water in mine cut by another employee.
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