Mining Incidents

Portugue's Dam Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jose Carro
Ponce, Ponce County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400481

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2009–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
21
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,274
proposed penalties
$4,274
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 660 1 0 1515.2
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 29,419 4 1 136.0
2012 Q1 25,329 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 2 0
2011 Q3 22,255 4 0 179.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

January 25, 2013 - · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Struck by flying object

While he was trying to pull out a rock between two tires of a water truck, loosening the bolts, the tire exploded on his face.

2012 · 1 incident

June 12, 2012 - · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While he was doing clean up job with a shovel a low back pain appears

2011 · 1 incident

January 17, 2011 - · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was removing steel parts from the parking area he moved a piece of steel beam and his right hand was caught between two pieces and the injury occurred.

2009 · 1 incident

June 1, 2009 - · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Struck by falling object

Lifting a hydraulic piston with a belt. The belt broke and the piston landed on the employee's right foot.