Mining Incidents

GRAVERO SAN GERMANMetal/Nonmetal

Cemex Concretos · Surface
Controlled by Cemex S A
San German, Mayaquez County, PR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400053
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was cutting with an acetylene torch on a D-8 bulldozer when a spark of flame flew out and hit his right eye.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lowering a piece of beam 3' by 3' per 40 lb weight with a height of 3'. The beam slipped and the weight hurt his arm at the shoulder.

2004 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE LOADER THAT DAY AND WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO GO DOWN THE LADDER STAIRS OF THE LOADER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIBS AND CHEST. tHE STEPS OF THE LADDER ARE WHAT CAUSED THE INJURY.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE SLIPPED ON THE DRY FLOOR. HE FELL BACKWARDS FALLING ON HIS LEFT ARM HURTING SHOULDER.

Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WORKING WITH THE TRUCK AND HAD LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. HE WENT UNDER THE TRUCK AND FORGOT THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR. THEY TOOK HIM TO THE DR AND HE CHECKES OUT FINE. WA S ABLE TO RTW NEXT DAY.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

TRUCK HOOD FELL ON EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP/POINT. HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DATE AND IS RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE LOST THE NAIL AND PART OF THE SKIN BUT THERE WAS NO AMPUT ATION.

No Value Found

EE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE SHOVEL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

WORKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT WITH HIGH VELOCITY & HIT HIS HAND CAUSING A CUT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING THE STONE WITH A BAR, ANOTHER STONE FELL ON THE BAR CUTTING THE FINGER ON THE METAL.