Mining Incidents

Oriental Sand and Gravel IncMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Ramon F Levy
Five Mile, Humacao County, PR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5400428
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while cleaning a metal beam, a particle fell into EE's right eye.

Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while cleaning a metal beam, a particle fell into EE's right eye

2024 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was helping the welder place a hydraulic jack on the sand plant feeder. After placing it, the hydraulic jack came loose, hitting EE in the head. The employee had all the safety equipment.

Flash burns (welding)

The employee was tying steel rods. Approximately 9 feet away were to other employees cutting steel rods with acetylene. EE was warned on 3 occasions to leave the place where EE was due to the risk of burns, which the employee ignored. While the steel rods was being cut, a spark reached EE's eye while EE was wearing EE's protective equipment.

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

While assisting the mechanics to replace an electric motor base, the employee injured right index finger.

2023 · 1 incident

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

Employee alleges that while drilling an angle to pass a screw, the continuous drill entangled the little finger of EE's right hand with the cable.

2021 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while drilling a rubber, a particle fell into eye.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee alleges that while moving a pipe to cut it, it bounced and hit EE.

2020 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges that going down some stairs on the wrong floor and sprained left ankle.

Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while washing the loader a particle fell into right eye.

2017 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims that while helping solder with a tool ee hurt back.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee claims while performing maintenance task hit with hammer on index finger of right hand.

2016 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Pre-existing condition.

2015 · 1 incident

Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown C

2014 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges that he was working with the impact tool and he help the nuts with the finger and the nut got stuck in his finger.

2013 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges several back pain. Is not related to any accident at work.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges several back pain. Is not related to any accident at work.

2010 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The EE alleges that while he was fixing a stuck belt and pulley the belt rotated and pinched his finger.

Fall from machine

The EE alleged that while stepping down from equipment he slipped on the steps falling to the ground.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The ee alleges that his back condition does not have anything to do with his job. Request an investigation. He says that his condition is previous to hid job in Oriental Sand and Gravel so we didnt now about that condition until now.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee alleges his regular duties create a back condition.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was grinding face up and the metal particles were falling over him, getting into his eyes even wearing the safety goggles.

Struck by flying object

The employee was cutting with a torch a floor grating which he thought was going to fall in one direction, which it did, but it sprang up causing an injury on his left arm.

Struck by flying object

The mechanic was taking a part of equipment (union) and when he removed small pieces of metal got into his eyes.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ee fell ont he ground from ground level hurting his left arm.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While inspecting and verifying fluids of assigned equipment, he twisted his ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BULLDOZER WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN THE LOADER HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONVEYOR THE COVER OF THE PULLEYS HIT THE EE ON THE LT. ARM.