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Ricardo Cardona; Victor S Maldonado controller

MSHA controller ID: M02386

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
327
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
559
citations
259
significant & substantial
$273,765
proposed penalties
$199,496
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $74,269 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
503
inspections on record
5,004
inspection hours
11.2
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.
559 citations across 5,004 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.
$274K
proposed penalties
$204K
current assessed
$199K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
536 assessments are final orders; 27 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
3
2025
1
2024
1
2023
5
2022
4
2021
2
2019
5
2018
1
2017
2
2016
2
2015
1
2014
4
2013
4
2012
2
2011
2
2010
7
2009
8 (1f)
2008
13
2007
9
2006
14
2005
12
2004
5
2003
5
2002
8 (1f)
2001
22
2000
27
1999
21
1998
19
1997
9
1996
17
1995
11
1994
18
1993
17
1992
6
1991
9
1990
13
1989
5
1988
3
1987
2
1986
1
1985
2
1984
2
1983
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
February 19, 2009 PR · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter Fatality · MACHINERY
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp · Struck by falling object

Employee was walking at the plant facilities, a cornerstone of the crane collapsed, hitting the employee directly to the body and falling down. Employee was wearing safety equipment as required (capacete). Received multiple injuries to the upper and lower body.

November 13, 2002 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL WITH HIS BULLDOZER WHEN A LANDSLIDE FROM A SLOPED MINE WALL FELL WITH ROCKS CRUSHED THE CABIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAPPED AND WOUNDED WITH ONE OF THE SUPPORTS O F THE CABIN, CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEATH.

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