The ee left the door of a truck open, forgot to wear his hard hat, and bumped his head with a corner of the door, with a resulting injury requiring 3 points of suture resulting in 1 1/2 working days off.
Cantera El Pozo Metal/Non-Metal
Cantera El Pozo Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Haydee Franqui
Sabana Grande,
Yauco County,
PR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5400362
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2005
- Latest incident
- Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
174
citations
64
significant & substantial
$93,461
proposed penalties
$16,973
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,410 | 3 | 1 | 554.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,773 | 1 | 0 | 173.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,186 | 8 | 2 | 1542.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,004 | 5 | 4 | 832.8 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2005 · 2 incidents
Cantera El Pozo Inc. · Struck against a moving object
February 2, 2005
- · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Cantera El Pozo Inc. · Struck by flying object
A column of fugitive dust blew at the face of the employee with particles causing injury and temporary blindness in his left eye. Employee had to abandon work and seek medical assistance.
2003 · 1 incident
July 30, 2003
- · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Cantera El Pozo Inc. · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN DUE TO STRESS CAUSED BY VIBRATION OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HE USUALLY OPERATES (BULLDOZER AND BACKHOE EXCAVATOR).