Mining Incidents

ARENERO DE RIO ABAJO: 2 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

CONSTRUCCIONES DEL VIVI, INC.. · Surface
Controlled by Jesus Arce
Utuado, Arecibo County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400073

ARENERO DE RIO ABAJO has $168 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$168
proposed penalties
$168
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
37
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 37 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ARENERO DE RIO ABAJO has $168 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$168
proposed penalties
$168
current assessed
$168
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
50.0%
significant & substantial
50.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 50.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Salva Concrete Industries Inc 1950 to 2013
  2. CONSTRUCCIONES DEL VIVI, INC.. 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2002 0
2001 7
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ARENERO DE RIO ABAJO sits in Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 86,875
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$23,175
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 3,360 2 1 595.2
2001 Q3 3,280 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,360 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,360 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

March 17, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salva Concrete Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALEGA DOLOR DE CINTURA- ALLEGES PAIN IN THE WAISTLINE.

1992 · 1 incident

February 24, 1992 PR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Salva Concrete Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPER SHOVEL HIT BUMP LOADED SHIFTED PAIN IN WAIST

1990 · 1 incident

May 2, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salva Concrete Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH: (HE WAS CLOSING THE CRANE WINDOW AND PINCHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.)