Gravero Rodriguez · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CONTUSION OF RIGHT FORN WALL OF THORAX, CONTUSION OR RIGHT SHOULDER, SPRAIN OF LIGAMENTS OF LUMBAR SPINE
Gravero Rodriguez: 142 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Gravero Rodriguez
· Surface
Controlled by
Hector Rodriguez
Ponce,
Ponce County,
PR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5400078
Gravero Rodriguez has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2016–2026
- Latest incident
- Jul 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
43
significant & substantial
$44,375
proposed penalties
$38,109
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,266 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
116
inspections on record
1,223
inspection hours
11.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.142 citations across 1,223 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2016-10-24.
On record since 2016.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Gravero Rodriguez has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 7 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$44K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
140 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.30.7%
significant & substantial
22.9%
high negligence or reckless
30.7%
reasonably likely or greater
78.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.6% low, 73.6% moderate, 22.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
20
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Settled 12 · 60%
- Stood as issued 7 · 35%
- Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 5%
71%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
10%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $8K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-09-04.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 2018-0233 | Default | Lesnick | 2019 | $3K → $3K |
| SE 2017-0121 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2017 | $2K → $2K |
| SE 2013-481M | Default | Lesnick | 2013 | $2K → $2K |
| SE 2017-0068 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2017 | $2K → $1K |
| SE 2017-0191 | Settlement | Rae | 2018 | $348 → $348 |
| SE 2017-0120 | Settlement | Moran | 2017 | $232 → $232 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2024-12-18
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz3
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
- Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (8)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-18 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | Truck Driver |
| 2024-12-18 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 0.18 | 10 | 0.02 | Truck Driver |
| 2023-04-13 | Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz | 2.05 | 10 | 0.21 | Cleanup Man |
| 2023-04-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-04-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-04-08 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 0.16 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2010-06-03 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Belt Cleaner | ||
| 2009-01-14 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.56 | Belt Cleaner |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- South Puerto Rico Aggregates Corp 1950 to 1989
- Community Aggregates Inc 1989 to 1999
- Penuelas Aggregates Corp 1999 to 2015
- Gravero Rodriguez 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Gravero Rodriguez sits in Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 134,676
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$18,827
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 3,723 | 2 | 0 | 537.2 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 4,644 | 2 | 0 | 430.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,497 | 1 | 0 | 222.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,711 | 4 | 1 | 849.1 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,866 | 6 | 0 | 1552.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 4,670 | 1 | 0 | 214.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,561 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,829 | 4 | 1 | 828.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,959 | 2 | 1 | 505.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,412 | 1 | 0 | 226.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,815 | 2 | 1 | 415.4 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 5,221 | 2 | 0 | 383.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5,043 | 1 | 0 | 198.3 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 4,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4,966 | 4 | 3 | 805.5 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,496 | 7 | 1 | 1556.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 4,301 | 1 | 0 | 232.5 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,288 | 8 | 3 | 1865.7 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,892 | 2 | 1 | 513.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,939 | 1 | 0 | 515.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,211 | 5 | 1 | 1557.1 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,269 | 1 | 0 | 234.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,540 | 3 | 0 | 847.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,457 | 11 | 2 | 3181.9 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,502 | 1 | 0 | 285.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,231 | 4 | 2 | 1792.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 480 | 1 | 0 | 2083.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,084 | 1 | 0 | 324.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,878 | 6 | 2 | 1230.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,639 | 2 | 1 | 549.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,143 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,840 | 3 | 0 | 781.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,020 | 3 | 1 | 993.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,052 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,037 | 3 | 1 | 987.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,880 | 7 | 1 | 2430.6 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,702 | 4 | 2 | 1480.4 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,120 | 3 | 1 | 961.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,721 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,166 | 2 | 1 | 923.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,751 | 5 | 1 | 1817.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,762 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,614 | 8 | 4 | 2213.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 516 | 3 | 2 | 5814.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,227 | 2 | 0 | 1630.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,516 | 4 | 2 | 1137.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,892 | 5 | 4 | 1728.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,897 | 3 | 3 | 1035.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,671 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2026 · 1 incident
2023 · 1 incident
December 7, 2023
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gravero Rodriguez · Struck against stationary object
contusion of right hand initial encounter
2022 · 1 incident
August 12, 2022
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gravero Rodriguez · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee dismounting from the truck sprained left foot.
2018 · 2 incidents
July 16, 2018
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Gravero Rodriguez · Struck against a moving object
El empleado alega que mientras conducia el loader komatsu wa500, piso una roca que estremcio bruscamente la maquina ocacionandole que se lastimara la espalda The EE hit a rock while traveling on the extraction area. The loader is a Komatsu WA500. The EE claims the impact with the rock shook the loader hard causing EE a back injury.
Gravero Rodriguez · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EL EMPLEADO ALEGA QUE MIENTRAS REALIZABA SU LABORES SE RESBALO Y SE LASTIMO TOBILLO Y ESPALDA. EE claims EE slipped while working and as a result EE sprained EE's ankle and hurt EE's back.
2016 · 1 incident
October 19, 2016
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FIRE
Gravero Rodriguez · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE estaba limpiando el tunel del vibrador 1, el cual contenia aceite y grasa, cuando el liquido fue cayendo aparentemente habia una fuente fuego lo cual provoco que prendiera el liquido. Trans. by C.Seward:The employee was cleaning the tunnel of the vibrator 1, which contained oil and grease, when liquid was dripping it had caught fire causing burns to feet, hands, back of EE.