Mining Incidents

ATLANTIC MARBLE QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Felipe Frias
Humao, Santa Isabel County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400167

ATLANTIC MARBLE QUARRY has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $110 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1991–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,686
proposed penalties
$2,576
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
15
inspections on record
61
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: 61 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ATLANTIC MARBLE QUARRY has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $110 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$110
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-12.
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
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 1 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 2,038 1 0 490.7
2003 Q2 2,992 1 0 334.2
2003 Q1 2,045 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,880 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2 2,880 4 4 1388.9
2002 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,880 1 0 347.2
2001 Q3 2,880 1 0 347.2
2000 Q3 4,128 1 1 242.2
2000 Q2 1,720 1 1 581.4
2000 Q1 3,140 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

April 28, 1998 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Atlantic Marble Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR. THE AIR AFFECTED HIS VISION BECAUSE IT BLEW A SPECK OF DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

April 20, 1998 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic Marble Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING WITH A COWORKER ON THE MANUAL STONE CUTTER, HE WAS WETTING THE STONE AND THE COWORKER SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS SIDE WITH GREAT FORCE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 23, 1998 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlantic Marble Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PUSHING A ROCK WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK, ONE OF THE ROPES CAME LOOSE & HE PINCHED THE SMALL RIGHT HAND FINGER AGAINST THE ROCK.

1997 · 1 incident

May 13, 1997 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Atlantic Marble Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS WORKING W/A PNEUMATICK TRACKDRILL AT THE QUARRY AND PERFORMING THE NORMAL TASK OF THE JOB, SAID TRACKDRILL HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT INJURY THE SMALL TOE.

1996 · 2 incidents

August 12, 1996 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlantic Marble Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELT A SHARP LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN HE WEN TOT MOUNT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

February 7, 1996 PR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Atlantic Marble Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE THE ROCK WAS IN THE CRUSHER, WHERE THE CRUSHER NARROWS, A ROCK GOT STUCK. SUDDENLY, IT FLEW OUT, HITTING EE ON THE ARM. HE SUSTAINED CUT AND A FRACTURE.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 28, 1995 PR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Atlantic Marble Corp · Struck by flying object

PASSING 50' AWAY FROM WHERE THEY WERE CUTTING A PIECE OF MARBLE WITH A DIAMOND WIRE CUTTING MACHINE. THE PIECE BREAKING THE WIRE CABLE OFF COMPLETELY. ONE OF THE SEGEMENTS WENT INTO THE BACK I NSIDE PART OF THE RIGHT LEG.

July 19, 1995 PR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Atlantic Marble Corp · Struck against stationary object

ATTEMPTING TO START THE DIAMOND WIRE CUTTING MACHINE BY HAND. THE CABLE PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING IT AGAINST THE WHEEL.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marmoles Vassco Inc · Struck by falling object

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH: EE WAS CONNECTING A DRILL STEEL TO DRILL THE ROCK WHEN THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM SUPPORT RACK AND FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

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