Mining Incidents

Santa Rosa de LimaMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Carlos Ortiz Brunet
Bayamon, Bayamon County, PR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400311
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

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

Employee was trying to dislodge material accumulated between the belt of conveyor # 18 and the conveyor's structure with a metal bar. His right hand thumb finger was injured (contusion), when he missed the swing with the bar and struck the finger between the metal bar and on the plant's structural beam.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was mounted on maintenance truck, where oil and diesel tanks are located, he slipped and his left arm suffered a strain which resulted in shoulder pain.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was recharging diesel fuel in Loader Komatsu WA500, when employee was dismounting from the loader he landed with his right foot only, feeling sudden pain in his knee.

2011 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was adjusting the shaft nut of the cone crusher, he missed a swing with the hammer and struck right boot at steel toe protection area, steel toe caused pressure in toes causing swelling.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee climbed in pick up truck rear part to grab his hard hat, when he was stepping down he slipped and fell into the towing ball attached to the rear chassis of the pick up truck, employee struck towing ball with his genitals area.

2010 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping the welder holding a small piece of steel that was to be cut, in order to prevent it from falling abruptly, when the piece was cut the employee had difficulty and felt some bruising in his right hand, the hand appeared in good condition only a little swelling, later that day he felt pain in his shoulder.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was repairing a battery of a Loader Caterpillar 980C, he turned his back to look for a grinder when the battery exploded. As a result of the battery explosion the battery acid came in contact with employee's left eye.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

After finishing breakfast break employee was playing a joke on another employee and started running in the parking lot beside the office, while running a dog came running upon the employee, employee jumped above the dog and landed without balance in his right leg and broke one bone in his leg.

2007 · 2 incidents

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

While employee was on the plant operator's room balcony, the wind blew hard and the room's door moved abruptly impacting employee's left hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While EE was stepping down on access ladder for a screening unit, he slipped, and injured shoulder and hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was assisting a co-worker to change machine bucket to fork attachment. The co-worker noticed the bucket was stuck, so he started hitting the bucket with a hammer. The bucket fell on both EE's feet, fracturing EE's left foot.

Struck by falling object

EE and one co-worker were attempting to change the loader attachment from bucket to forks. Bucket got stuck, so EE started hitting it with a hammer. Bucket fell on both EE's feet.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE LOADER EQUIPMENT. WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM

Flash burns (electric)

EE (company electrician) was working on the control box of the secondary cone crusher. While moving some wires he felt an explosion which resulted in a second degree burn on his left hand due to the flash created by the explosion.

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

End of door of the excavador opened and it pinched the fingers of the left hand.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

IT WAS CLEANING THE MILL LEAVES FROM DOWN IN MEANS OF CONVEYOR OF STONE AND MILL, REMOVING STONES WHEN THE MILL WAS ILENO UNDER ONE PLEDRA I STRIKE IN THE LOW PART OF THE USED HEAD TAPEWARM TO HIM THE PUT HELMET. HABIA RELAIZED THE LOCK OUT

2002 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING A ROLLER ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HIS PINKY FINGER GOT PINCHED.

Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS REFERRED TOT HE FSE.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WHEN HIS SHIRT GOT TANGLED UP WITH THE ROLLERS.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING THE FEEDER WHEN OPERATOR PUT MATERIAL IN THE FEEDER AND MATERIAL FELL ON EE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH THE SPRING OF THE PLANT WHEN IT BECAME UNFASTENED PUNCTURING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

Struck by flying object

WORKING IN THE CONTROL ROOM AT 5:50 PM. A ROCK SHOT OUT FROM THE PLANT HITTING EE IN THE FACE.