Mining Incidents

Incidentes mineros en Puerto Rico

Cada accidente reportable registrado ante la MSHA en una mina de Puerto Rico. Los operadores que aparecen abajo están ordenados por número de muertes registradas en este estado.

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Muertes registradas
15
Total de incidentes
2,465
Tasa de mortalidad
1%
Años en el registro
1984–2009

Muertes año tras año

  1. 1984 1
  2. 1987 1
  3. 1989 1
  4. 1990 2
  5. 1991 1
  6. 1992 1
  7. 1993 1
  8. 1996 2
  9. 2000 1
  10. 2002 1
  11. 2006 1
  12. 2007 1
  13. 2009 1

Principales minas en Puerto Rico por número de muertes

  1. 01 Cantera Espinosa 4mortales
  2. 02 Ponce Cement Plant 2mortales
  3. 03 Canarico Quarries 2mortales
  4. 04 CANTERA DE PUERTO RICO 1mortales
  5. 05 CANTERA CARRAIZO 1mortales

Principales operadores por número de muertes

  1. 01 Argos Puerto Rico Corp 3mortales
  2. 02 Cemex de Puerto Rico 3mortales
  3. 03 Canarico Quarries Inc 2mortales
  4. 04 Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp 2mortales
  5. 05 Cantera Carraizo Inc 1mortales
  6. 06 Canteras De Puerto Rico Inc 1mortales
  7. 07 San Juan Cement Company Inc 1mortales
  8. 08 Terrassa Sand & Gravel, Inc. 1mortales
  9. 09 Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel Inc 1mortales

Muertes recientes

19 de febrero de 2009 PR · Metal/No metálico Carpintero Muerte · MAQUINARIA
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp · Golpeado por objeto que cae

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.

7 de septiembre de 2007 PR · Metal/No metálico Capataz de exterior, Cabo Muerte · MAQUINARIA
Canarico Quarries Inc · Golpeado contra un objeto en movimiento

For unexplained reasons, the miner gained access to a secondary road, adjacent from where he was instructed to do road maintenance. Miner removed berm and came too close to road edge, loosing control of equipment and falling through a steep slope, rolling over with the machine. This resulted in miners death. Miner was not wearing seat belt.

15 de julio de 2006 PR · Metal/No metálico Conductor de camión de acarreo/fuera de carretera/carbón/mineral/mina/cantera/roca/llanta neumática, Conductor de camión de transporte Muerte · TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Terrassa Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Ahogamiento

Extrayendo material en el lado noreste de la charca de extraccion el chofer, no sabemos la razon, hizo un viraje en el lado noroeste de la charca y cayo a la misma con su camion. El chofer fallecio.The victim's truck was loaded with his first load of the shift. He was backing his haul truck out of the extraction area(pit) when truck traveled across a field into a water filled pit.

13 de noviembre de 2002 PR · Metal/No metálico Operador de bulldozer, Operador universal, Operador de equipo pesado, Ingeniero operador Muerte · MAQUINARIA
Master Aggregates Toa Baja Corp · Atrapado en, bajo o entre, no clasificado en otra parte

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.

13 de septiembre de 2000 PR · Metal/No metálico Cargador frontal, Operador de pala-traílla, Operador de traílla, Cargador (payloader), Operador de equipo de traílla Muerte · TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Canarico Quarries Inc · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

A FATA ACCIDENT ACCOURED IN THE BC-03 PRIMARY CRUSHER AREA. THE GEHL MODEL 3825 SKID STEER LOADER OPEARTOR WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARM AND FRONT FRAME CRUSHIG HIS HEAD.

16 de septiembre de 1996 PR · Metal/No metálico Encargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campo Muerte · MATERIALES QUE CAEN/DESLIZAN/RUEDAN
Argos Puerto Rico Corp · Contacto con objetos o sustancias calientes

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE,THE EMPLOYEE WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN ASUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIA L SPILLED OVER HIM.

16 de septiembre de 1996 PR · Metal/No metálico Encargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campo Muerte · MATERIALES QUE CAEN/DESLIZAN/RUEDAN
Argos Puerto Rico Corp · Contacto con objetos o sustancias calientes

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE THE EMP WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIAL SP ILLED OVER HIM.

4 de noviembre de 1993 PR · Metal/No metálico Encargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campo Muerte · MATERIALES QUE CAEN/DESLIZAN/RUEDAN
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Contacto con objetos o sustancias calientes

DECEASED WAS DOING CLEANING DUTIES IN THE TERCIARY AIR DUCT AT NUMBER SIX KILN AREA,WHEN SUDDENLY HOT DUST MATERIAL RAN INTO THE DUCT INFLECTING SEVERE BURNS ON HIS BODY.

24 de agosto de 1992 PR · Metal/No metálico Operador de bulldozer, Operador universal, Operador de equipo pesado, Ingeniero operador Muerte · TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Argos Puerto Rico Corp · Atrapado en, bajo o entre, no clasificado en otra parte

54736YEE WAS FEEDING COAL CRUSHER HOPPER FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON HE WENT TO THE CLINKER STORAGE AREA USING AN/INCLINED ROADWAY. THE LOADER ROLL OVER AND THE VICTIM'S HEAD WAS CRUSHER WITH THE 58497MENT.

3 de enero de 1991 PR · Metal/No metálico Electricista, Liniero Muerte · ELÉCTRICO
Cantera Carraizo Inc · Contacto con objetos o sustancias calientes

EMPL WAS CLEANING ELECTRIC BRAKER MADE CONTACT WITH POINT BRUSH EXPLOSION OCCURRED & EMPL WAS SEVERELY BURNED.

20 de septiembre de 1990 PR · Metal/No metálico Operador de bulldozer, Operador universal, Operador de equipo pesado, Ingeniero operador Muerte · MAQUINARIA
San Juan Cement Company Inc · Golpeado por objeto que cae

WITNESSES ALLEGE THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING AN AREA FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF STEEL BEAMS WHICH WERE BEING OFF-LOADED FROM A FLATBED TRUCK. WHILE THOSE BEAMS WERE SUSPENDED OVERHEAD BY NYLON SLINGS, THEY TILTED, SLID THROUGH THE SLINGS AND FELL, IMPACTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD (FACE AREA). THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRED BY AMBULANCE TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOU

19 de febrero de 1990 PR · Metal/No metálico Muerte · RESBALÓN O CAÍDA DE PERSONA
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Caída a un nivel inferior, no clasificada en otra parte

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING HIMSELF TO INSTALL A GIRT CHANNEL. A PARENTLY HE DID NOT MAKE SURE THAT THE LATCH ON THE SAFTEY BELT WAS PROPERY SECURED AND WHEN HE LEANED BACK FOR SUPPORT ON THE LANYARD IS SLEPT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THEFALL CAUSED HIS DEATH.

8 de agosto de 1989 PR · Metal/No metálico Conductor de camión de acarreo/fuera de carretera/carbón/mineral/mina/cantera/roca/llanta neumática, Conductor de camión de transporte Muerte · TRANSPORTE MOTORIZADO
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Golpeado por objeto motorizado en movimiento

EMPLOYEE I NAME (# 01-1491)WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK #245 TRANSPORTING QUARRY FROM ANGOLAS QUARERY STORAGE PILE TO CRUSHER #1 HAMMERMILL #1 AFTER HE UNLOADED THE TRUCK HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE TO T HE STORAGE PILE AREA TO LOADED AGAIN BUT AT THATMOMENT I NAME DIDNT SEE I NAME WHO CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE & RAN OVER HIM I NAME WENT TO LOAD THE TRUCK & WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE CRUS

21 de abril de 1987 PR · Metal/No metálico Electricista, Liniero Muerte · ELÉCTRICO
Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel Inc · Contacto con corriente eléctrica

ELECTRICIAN CHA3GING STONE WASHER MOTOR STARTER CABLES 440 VOLTS WHEN UNSCREWING ONE LINE WITH ALLEN WRENCH,CABLE WAS ENERGIZED AND RECD ELEC SHOCK BEING ELECTROCUTED.PRELIM-4040 VOLTS.

9 de mayo de 1984 PR · Metal/No metálico Operador de perforadora Muerte · EXPLOSIVOS Y AGENTES DE FRACTURA
Canteras De Puerto Rico Inc · Golpeado por... no clasificado en otra parte

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING THE CIRCUIT WITH AN INSTRUMENT AND SUDDENLY AN UNPLANNED DETONATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE FATAL INJURIES.

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