Arenero Rafael Colon Inc has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
124
citations
49
significant & substantial
$25,817
proposed penalties
$25,666
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
146
inspections on record
1,084
inspection hours
11.4
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.
124 citations across 1,084 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Arenero Rafael Colon Inc has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4
3,146
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,560
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,824
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,577
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,337
3
0
899.0
2024 Q3
3,526
2
1
567.2
2024 Q2
2,556
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
3,611
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
3,513
3
1
854.0
2023 Q3
4,301
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,574
2
0
358.8
2023 Q1
4,683
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
5,114
3
1
586.6
2022 Q3
5,632
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
4,767
3
1
629.3
2022 Q1
4,972
3
1
603.4
2021 Q4
5,718
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
6,457
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,062
5
1
824.8
2021 Q1
6,054
5
2
825.9
2020 Q4
5,967
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
5,255
1
0
190.3
2020 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,271
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,832
2
0
342.9
2019 Q3
5,940
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
5,923
2
1
337.7
2019 Q1
6,021
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,564
1
0
179.7
2018 Q3
5,233
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,177
2
0
386.3
2018 Q1
4,610
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,569
1
1
218.9
2017 Q3
5,201
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,738
1
1
174.3
2017 Q1
5,104
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,519
1
0
181.2
2016 Q3
5,025
1
0
199.0
2016 Q2
4,491
2
0
445.3
2016 Q1
4,079
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,087
1
0
244.7
2015 Q3
4,509
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
4,516
1
0
221.4
2015 Q1
4,279
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,477
2
0
446.7
2014 Q3
4,402
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,576
1
1
218.5
2014 Q1
4,406
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,440
1
1
225.2
2013 Q3
4,222
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,903
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,739
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,279
4
1
934.8
2012 Q3
5,366
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
5,585
2
1
358.1
2012 Q1
4,874
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,400
4
1
740.7
2011 Q3
4,707
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,831
2
0
414.0
2011 Q1
4,498
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
4,446
5
2
1124.6
2010 Q3
4,673
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,910
1
1
255.8
2010 Q1
3,213
2
1
622.5
2009 Q4
3,922
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,940
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,035
2
1
495.7
2009 Q1
4,587
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,769
4
3
838.8
2008 Q3
4,821
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,179
2
0
386.2
2008 Q1
4,851
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,112
1
0
195.6
2007 Q3
5,841
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,554
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,864
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
5,000
5
3
1000.0
2006 Q3
2,906
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,397
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,958
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
6,400
5
4
781.2
2005 Q3
7,315
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
7,310
4
2
547.2
2005 Q1
5,932
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,122
7
2
1366.7
2004 Q3
6,270
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
7,311
2
2
273.6
2004 Q1
6,554
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
6,484
2
0
308.5
2003 Q3
7,208
3
3
416.2
2003 Q2
5,995
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
5,453
5
3
916.9
2002 Q4
5,496
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,663
2
1
353.2
2002 Q2
6,149
3
2
487.9
2002 Q1
5,036
2
1
397.1
2001 Q4
6,031
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
6,198
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
6,310
2
1
317.0
2001 Q1
5,707
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,575
1
1
218.6
2000 Q3
3,797
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,656
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
5,423
1
0
184.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2010 · 1 incident
January 28, 2010PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While the employee pulled the welding machine to drag it to the storage room he slipped-fell and got his heart finger (middle finger) trapped, when he pull his hand, he lacerated or lost 1/3 of the skin of the final or end of the finger.
1999 · 1 incident
August 4, 1999PR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER, LOST THE BRAKES. LOADER ROLLED OVER. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS CHEST ON SOMETHING. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SAND & GRAVEL WITH LOADER.
1992 · 1 incident
October 10, 1992PR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED, FEEDER OPERATOR, WAS FEEDING PLANT WHEN A ROCK GOT STUCK IN VIBRATOR. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET IT OUT, ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED OVER CHOPPED AT (INJURED) HIS INDEX FINGER.
November 19, 1988PR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TRANS FROM SPANISH-SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER
August 25, 1988PR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS CLEANING THE ROLLER WITH A SHOVE TO GET OF THE DIRT WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE SHOVEL GOT STUCK. WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SHOVEL, THE HANDLE CAUSED A LACERATION ON HIS FINGER ON THE R IGHT HAND.
1986 · 1 incident
March 17, 1986PR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
NARRATIVE IS IN SPANNISH - KNEE AND ARM CAUGHT IN BELT
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