Mining Incidents

Borinquen Sand MFG. Metal/Non-Metal

Arenas Del Oeste · Surface
Controlled by Roland Cordero
Isabela, Aguadilla County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400197

Borinquen Sand MFG. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Dec 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
36
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,073
proposed penalties
$1,460
paid to date
18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,613 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
26
inspections on record
207
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: 207 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Borinquen Sand MFG. has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-02-04.
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
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 2,309 8 3 3464.7
2009 Q4 2,888 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,869 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,723 3 3 1101.7
2009 Q1 2,711 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,012 6 2 1495.5
2008 Q3 6,216 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 5,074 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,920 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,700 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,602 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,263 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,177 5 2 611.5
2006 Q1 7,817 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,507 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,318 4 2 633.1
2005 Q2 6,272 2 0 318.9
2005 Q1 5,531 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,520 3 0 460.1
2004 Q3 7,372 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,145 1 0 122.8
2004 Q1 5,356 1 0 186.7
2003 Q4 6,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,320 2 2 375.9
2003 Q2 849 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 528 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,465 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2007 · 1 incident

December 19, 2007 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Arenas Del Oeste · Struck by flying object

The mechanic was aligning the roller of the bulldozer Komatsu when one of the steel bolts exploded, sending a fragment that penetrated the abdominal area of the employee. He was approximately 12 feet from the bulldozer.

2005 · 1 incident

May 27, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arenas Del Oeste · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BY HIMSELF MAINTAINING A METAL PLATE ON A "LOADER" WHEN IT (STEEL PLATE) FELL ON HIS HEAD AFFECTING HIS BACK AND HEAD. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES

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The full compliance file on Borinquen Sand MFG.

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