Mining Incidents

SAN LORENZO SAND & GRAVEL COMPANYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by M C O Industries Inc
San Lorenzo, Guayama County, PR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400050
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2002–2017
Latest incident
Mar 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hearing loss

2014 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

When he was carrying an angular tripped falling back and began to feel pain in the back.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was adjusting screws up and felt a sore back.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Buscando herramienta en la caja de herramientas la tapa de la misma bajo cayendole en un dedo de la mano derecha. (Seeking tool in the toolbox the cover descended falling on a finger of the right hand).

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When he got into the machine and closed the door, he caught his right hand finger and sustained a cut.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Ayudando al Soldador a soldar unos tubos los mismos se resbalaron cayendole en dos dedos de la mano izquierda. Helping to weld tubes with a soldering iron, the tubes slipped falling onto two fingers on his left hand.

2007 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Estaba limpiando bateria camion Euclid de espalda hacia la tumba del camion, resbalo cayendo de pie al piso y luego se desplomo al piso. Translation: He was cleaning the Euclid battery on his back towards the top of the R-35. He slipped feet down & then hit the floor.

Unclassified, insufficient data

El empleado alega dolor en la parte baja de la espalda e hinchazon en la rodilla derecha. Lo referimos al C. F. S. E. y acataremos la decision con su relacion al trabajo.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ayudando a reparar una goma equipo Euclids, al safarse la herramienta choco con el cemento y la herramienta le dio en la cabeza. (Helping to repair equipment, his tool collided with the cement and hit him in the head).

Struck against stationary object

Estaba mecanizando debajo de un equipo (louder) y al salir se dio un golpe con el equipo en la cabeza. (He was doing mechanical work under the equipment (loader) and when he was coming back up (leaving) he bumped his head on the equipment.)

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Al estar mecanizando en el equipo pesado instalando una pieza pesada al moverse y desvalancearse la pieza le pincho dedo indice de la mano izquierda.

Fall onto or against objects

Al bajarse del equipo resbalo se quedo colgando del equipo, lastimandose la rodilla de la pierna izquierda y el pecho. (EE was getting off dozer - walking down dozer track - when his foot got caught and he slipped and fell against the dozer, injuring his left knee and his chest.)

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A CONVEYOR BELT ON ROLLERS WITH A PRY BAR. EE LOST HIS TEMPER AND STARTED HITTING THE CONVEYOR WITH THE PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FACE. EE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK UNTIL RELEASED BY THE PUERTO RICAN COUNTERPART OF WORKERS' COMP. SAFETY TRAINING SESSION HELD FOR ALL EMPLOYEES (AND EE UPON HIS RETURN).

2002 · 4 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP FIXING THE MACHINE. WHILE IN CONTACT WITH CERTAIN CHEMICALS (GREASE ETC) HE FELT PRICKLY ALL OVER HIS BODY (MAINLY IN THE HANDS). LATER HE FELT BUMPS IN DIFFERENT PA RTS OF HIS BODY.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN MOUNTING PINS TO THE LOADER, HE HIT HIS FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATING THE D8L WHEN REVERSING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE FELT THE PAIN ALL THRU THE NIGHT.

Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING SOME BALL BEARINGS WITH A HYDRAULIC CAT WHICH EXERTED PRESSURE TO A PIECE OF WOOD, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.