Productos de Agregados de Gurabo has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Sep 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
32
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,703
proposed penalties
$3,703
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 594 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Productos de Agregados de Gurabo has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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
32 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $973 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-01-24.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 50%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
90%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$973 proposed, $100 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 2015-03-11.
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.
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: 2025-01-08
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-01-08
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Laborer, Bullgang
2025-01-08
Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz
0.21
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-15
Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-06-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
4
2025
4
2024
4
2023
4
2022
4
2021
4
2020
4
2019
4
2018
4
2017
4
2016
4
2015
4
2014
4
2013
5
2012
5
2011
5
2010
5
2009
6
2008
5
2007
6
2006
7
2005
7
2004
7
2003
7
2002
7
2001
6
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Productos de Agregados de Gurabo sits in Guayama Municipio, Puerto Rico, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Guayama Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 35,845
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$20,273
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
El dia 9/18/12 el minero reporta sentir dolor en la espalda alegando que se habia lastimado el dia 9/11/12 mientras conducia un camion articulado. Ese dia 9/18/12 no trabajo porque se fue para el Fondo del Seguro del Estado, y como no se ha comunicado con nosotros desde entonces, desconocemos la magnitud de la alegada condicion.
August 16, 2012PR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Durante el ensamblaje de la parrilla del hopper de la planta procesadora #1 el minero lesionado sostenia con su mano izquierda una pieza de la parrilla para que esta atravesase por un agujero para poder fijarla en su lugar. La pieza se resbalo y se pillo el dedo indice causandole una cortadura que requirio un punto de sutura.
2011 · 2 incidents
June 17, 2011PR · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The miner was giving maintenance to a mobile equip. While holding with his two hands a wrench, he applied force in an upward direction. When his elbows were at his shoulder level he made an extra effort to loosen the part. As a consequence of the strength applied, he reports to have felt a sudden pain in his neck and back muscles.
April 11, 2011PR · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerOTHER
The miners right knee was swollen and it hurt when he walked. His supervisor referred him to seek medical treatment at La Corporacion del Fondo del Seguro del Estado Industrial Hospital. The miner could not relate the condition with any particular incident nor with any particular moment. He says that the pain started in a mild way some days ago and it increased with time.
2010 · 1 incident
March 3, 2010PR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
A miner that in 2009 was diagnosed with "STRAIN LUMBO SACRAL, HNP L4-5, L5-S1, RADICULOPATIA L5-S1 BILATERAL" did not report to duty on March 4, 2010. The miner was referred to El Fondo del Seguro del Estado to receive medical treatment. Allegedly the vibration of the 966C Front Loader caused by the dumping of the bucket caused the injury or aggravated his previous condition.
2006 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2006PR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
The miner was driving an articulated truck, and when he stopped and got down from the truck he felt a strong pain in his lower back, right leg and on the back of his neck. He was taken to El Fondo del Seguro del Estado to get treatment and is actually at rest. We still do not have a medical diagnose of his condition.
May 10, 2006PR · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
32 year old miner with 15 yrs of experience at the mine showed signs of emotional depression, alleged mental confusion and suicidal thoughts. Miner claims that his condition is due to the situation of solitude and isolation of his post during an extended period of time. Miner was referred to "EL Fondo de Seguro del Estado" for professional attention where he was ordered to rest.
2005 · 1 incident
March 23, 2005PR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
THE ACCIDENT VICTIM TRIPPED, AND TO PREVENT THE BLOW OF THE FALL USED HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIMSELFTHUS CUTTING HIS WRIST ON A STEEL ROD THAT STUCKOUT FROM A PIECE OF CONCRETE. THE STEEL BAR WAS REMOVED TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS.