Mining Incidents

Portugue's Dam Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jose Carro
Ponce, Ponce County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400481

Portugue's Dam has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2009–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
21
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,274
proposed penalties
$4,274
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
12
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portugue's Dam has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-01-16.
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
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 12,247 1 0 81.7
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 2,998 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 29,419 4 1 136.0
2012 Q1 26,369 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 33,636 2 0 59.5
2011 Q3 23,295 4 0 171.7
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2 32,072 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 23,766 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 26,479 8 4 302.1
2010 Q3 30,145 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 30,950 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 18,103 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 21,207 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 16,028 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 284 2 2 7042.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

January 25, 2013 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Struck by flying object

While he was trying to pull out a rock between two tires of a water truck, loosening the bolts, the tire exploded on his face.

2012 · 1 incident

June 12, 2012 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While he was doing clean up job with a shovel a low back pain appears

2011 · 1 incident

January 17, 2011 PR · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While employee was removing steel parts from the parking area he moved a piece of steel beam and his right hand was caught between two pieces and the injury occurred.

2009 · 1 incident

June 1, 2009 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Construcciones Jose Carro S E · Struck by falling object

Lifting a hydraulic piston with a belt. The belt broke and the piston landed on the employee's right foot.

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