Mining Incidents

SALINAS AGGREGATES Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jose Luis Torres
Salinas, Santa Isabel County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400153

SALINAS AGGREGATES has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1989–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
128
citations
48
significant & substantial
$33,472
proposed penalties
$11,116
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,356 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
103
inspections on record
663
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: 663 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SALINAS AGGREGATES has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $22K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$22K
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-06-01.
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
2016 Q2 500 5 1 10000.0
2016 Q1 0 1 0
2015 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 820 5 2 6097.6
2015 Q2 740 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 740 2 0 2702.7
2014 Q4 958 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
Show 58 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2 1,040 5 0 4807.7
2014 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 940 2 0 2127.7
2013 Q3 312 4 0 12820.5
2013 Q2 1,820 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,325 1 0 430.1
2012 Q4 2,360 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,860 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,146 5 0 1589.3
2012 Q1 2,950 3 0 1016.9
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 1,505 3 0 1993.4
2011 Q2 2,975 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,050 4 0 1311.5
2010 Q4 3,025 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,020 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,860 5 2 2688.2
2010 Q1 2,020 3 2 1485.1
2009 Q4 2,020 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,064 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,121 2 0 943.0
2009 Q1 1,938 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 208 7 2 33653.8
2008 Q3 208 7 3 33653.8
2008 Q2 208 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,304 1 0 766.9
2007 Q4 1,504 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,584 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,992 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,514 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,165 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,472 1 0 404.5
2006 Q2 2,518 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,774 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,050 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,048 1 1 198.1
2005 Q2 5,048 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,556 2 1 264.7
2004 Q4 7,746 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,054 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,303 3 3 361.3
2004 Q1 5,178 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,197 8 4 1539.3
2003 Q3 4,106 1 1 243.5
2003 Q2 3,907 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,554 3 2 658.8
2002 Q4 3,534 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,511 4 0 1139.3
2002 Q2 5,063 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,029 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,959 26 13 3266.7
2001 Q3 8,552 1 1 116.9
2001 Q2 9,308 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 10,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,633 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,038 12 10 1087.2
2000 Q2 9,447 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,211 1 0 138.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2006 · 1 incident

February 15, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salinas Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cut by himself with a hand saw in his left hand.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Salinas Aggregates Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was burned on right ear-right hand.

February 26, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salinas Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hit by a door that was opened by another employee.

2003 · 1 incident

August 15, 2003 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salinas Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A TRANSMISSION MOTOR.

2001 · 1 incident

October 1, 2001 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salinas Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HIT BY A COMPRESSOR.

1994 · 1 incident

October 7, 1994 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE POLISHING A PART, A FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

1991 · 1 incident

January 25, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE: LOWERED OXYGEN OR ACETELNE CYLINDER FROM PICK-UP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN AT HIS WAIST.

1990 · 1 incident

July 31, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS IS A TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH(WHILE WORKING A PIPE WITH A POLISHER A PARTICLE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE INJURED WAS CLEANING AN AREA OUTSIDE HE STEPPED WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A PIECE OF METAL. NOTE: THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF A SPANISH NARRATIVE.

August 30, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHILE OPER PLANT HE BURNED HIMSELF ON ELECTRIC BOX

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