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Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc: 98 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ramon F Levy
Five Mile, Humacao County, PR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 5400428

Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
37
significant & substantial
$11,605
proposed penalties
$11,328
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $277 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
111
inspections on record
1,182
inspection hours
8.3
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.
98 citations across 1,182 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 7 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$55
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $512 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-27.
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.
38.1%
significant & substantial
9.3%
high negligence or reckless
38.1%
reasonably likely or greater
74.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.2% low, 84.5% moderate, 9.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
11 citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 45%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 6 · 55%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
67%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $512 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 2015-02-24.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2010-586M Settlement Bulluck 2012 $634 → $312
SE 2014-0437 Withdrawal Lesnick 2015 $434 → $0
SE 2014-89M Settlement Simonton 2014 $200 → $200
SE 2015-0088 Withdrawal Lesnick 2015 $100 → $0
SE 2015-0124 Withdrawal Lesnick 2015 $100 → $0
SE 2015-0187 Withdrawal Lesnick 2015 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2026-07-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
15
samples
6
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg8
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz4
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (15)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-07-28 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2026-07-28 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Truck Driver
2022-12-19 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2022-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2018-08-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-08-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.76 10 0.08 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-08-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-02-10 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.9 10 0.09 Utility Man
2011-02-10 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2006-03-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-03-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2004-11-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2004-11-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
2004-03-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Mechanic
2004-03-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cleanup Man
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.

Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc recorded 6.76 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.76
total case rate
3.38
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Puerto Rico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.64 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 6.76 3.38 0.000
2024 * 11.16 7.44 0.000
2023 * 3.83 3.83 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 8.20 8.20 0.000
2020 * 8.61 8.61 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Oriental Sand & Gravel Inc 1999 to 2000
  2. Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 29
2025 31
2024 30
2023 29
2022 26
2021 27
2020 28
2019 24
2018 25
2017 22
2016 20
2015 20
2014 20
2013 21
2012 24
2011 22
2010 23
2009 27
2008 25
2007 30
2006 29
2005 26
2004 25
2003 23
2002 21
2001 14
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc sits in Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 50,441
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$26,083
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
2026 Q2 14,310 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 12,008 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 15,338 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 15,344 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 14,740 1 0 67.8
2025 Q1 13,730 1 0 72.8
2024 Q4 15,554 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,216 0 0 0.0
Show 97 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 13,271 2 1 150.7
2024 Q1 11,726 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 13,482 1 0 74.2
2023 Q3 13,115 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 13,653 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,982 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 11,940 1 0 83.8
2022 Q3 12,037 2 0 166.2
2022 Q2 11,586 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 10,843 2 1 184.5
2021 Q4 11,495 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,009 1 0 83.3
2021 Q2 13,304 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 11,982 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,223 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 14,380 1 0 69.5
2020 Q2 8,621 1 0 116.0
2020 Q1 10,232 1 0 97.7
2019 Q4 11,470 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,658 3 1 281.5
2019 Q2 11,866 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,638 4 0 376.0
2018 Q4 11,583 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 12,066 1 0 82.9
2018 Q2 12,152 1 0 82.3
2018 Q1 8,413 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,628 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 8,413 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 14,234 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,411 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 9,454 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,788 2 0 227.6
2016 Q2 8,515 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,422 1 0 134.7
2015 Q4 8,017 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,646 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,010 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,972 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,414 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,967 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,357 2 0 213.7
2014 Q1 9,252 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 8,796 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,132 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,637 2 0 231.6
2013 Q1 10,734 1 1 93.2
2012 Q4 11,008 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 11,996 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 16,473 2 0 121.4
2012 Q1 10,059 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,921 2 0 224.2
2011 Q3 12,078 2 0 165.6
2011 Q2 13,576 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,688 2 1 230.2
2010 Q4 8,614 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 9,132 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,569 5 2 522.5
2010 Q1 9,224 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 11,336 3 2 264.6
2009 Q3 11,459 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 12,038 2 0 166.1
2009 Q1 9,753 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 12,505 4 2 319.9
2008 Q3 14,445 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,999 3 2 200.0
2008 Q1 4,371 1 0 228.8
2007 Q4 13,661 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 16,726 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 15,625 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 13,942 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,370 1 1 69.6
2006 Q3 11,418 3 3 262.7
2006 Q2 15,418 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 13,782 2 1 145.1
2005 Q4 13,897 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 13,735 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,324 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,393 1 0 80.7
2004 Q4 11,018 2 1 181.5
2004 Q3 13,010 2 1 153.7
2004 Q2 11,371 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 11,319 3 0 265.0
2003 Q4 11,110 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,295 2 1 194.3
2003 Q2 10,036 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,717 2 0 229.4
2002 Q4 8,736 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,831 4 2 452.9
2002 Q2 8,194 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,340 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,591 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,703 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,946 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,243 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,102 1 0 163.9
2000 Q3 3,485 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,368 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

2024 · 3 incidents

June 7, 2024 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was helping the welder place a hydraulic jack on the sand plant feeder. After placing it, the hydraulic jack came loose, hitting EE in the head. The employee had all the safety equipment.

May 30, 2024 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Flash burns (welding)

The employee was tying steel rods. Approximately 9 feet away were to other employees cutting steel rods with acetylene. EE was warned on 3 occasions to leave the place where EE was due to the risk of burns, which the employee ignored. While the steel rods was being cut, a spark reached EE's eye while EE was wearing EE's protective equipment.

April 1, 2024 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While assisting the mechanics to replace an electric motor base, the employee injured right index finger.

2023 · 1 incident

May 31, 2023 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee alleges that while drilling an angle to pass a screw, the continuous drill entangled the little finger of EE's right hand with the cable.

2021 · 2 incidents

May 25, 2021 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while drilling a rubber, a particle fell into eye.

March 29, 2021 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee alleges that while moving a pipe to cut it, it bounced and hit EE.

2020 · 2 incidents

January 8, 2020 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee alleges that while washing the loader a particle fell into right eye.

2017 · 2 incidents

June 23, 2017 PR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee claims while performing maintenance task hit with hammer on index finger of right hand.

2016 · 1 incident

October 25, 2016 PR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Pre-existing condition.

2015 · 1 incident

March 13, 2015 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown C

2014 · 1 incident

August 27, 2014 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges that he was working with the impact tool and he help the nuts with the finger and the nut got stuck in his finger.

2013 · 2 incidents

February 26, 2013 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges several back pain. Is not related to any accident at work.

February 26, 2013 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee alleges several back pain. Is not related to any accident at work.

2010 · 3 incidents

October 6, 2010 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The EE alleges that while he was fixing a stuck belt and pulley the belt rotated and pinched his finger.

August 12, 2010 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

The EE alleged that while stepping down from equipment he slipped on the steps falling to the ground.

April 29, 2010 PR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The ee alleges that his back condition does not have anything to do with his job. Request an investigation. He says that his condition is previous to hid job in Oriental Sand and Gravel so we didnt now about that condition until now.

2009 · 1 incident

2006 · 3 incidents

November 3, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was grinding face up and the metal particles were falling over him, getting into his eyes even wearing the safety goggles.

September 28, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

The employee was cutting with a torch a floor grating which he thought was going to fall in one direction, which it did, but it sprang up causing an injury on his left arm.

March 17, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

The mechanic was taking a part of equipment (union) and when he removed small pieces of metal got into his eyes.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 7, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ee fell ont he ground from ground level hurting his left arm.

September 22, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While inspecting and verifying fluids of assigned equipment, he twisted his ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

April 16, 2003 PR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BULLDOZER WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.

2002 · 1 incident

May 21, 2002 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN THE LOADER HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONVEYOR THE COVER OF THE PULLEYS HIT THE EE ON THE LT. ARM.