Mining Incidents

Terrassa Sand & Gravel #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jose Terrasa
Bayamon, Bayamon County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400081

Terrassa Sand & Gravel #1 has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1991–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
12
significant & substantial
$47,524
proposed penalties
$33,282
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,242 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
668
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: 668 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Terrassa Sand & Gravel #1 has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-10-29.
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
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q1 1,456 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,836 3 0 782.1
2008 Q3 4,614 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,212 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,975 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,265 4 2 759.7
2007 Q3 4,975 0 0 0.0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 6,076 2 1 329.2
2007 Q1 5,734 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,171 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,284 11 4 1510.2
2006 Q2 8,812 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,884 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,965 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,860 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,416 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,911 3 0 507.5
2004 Q3 6,010 2 1 332.8
2004 Q2 6,260 1 0 159.7
2004 Q1 4,981 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,965 1 1 143.6
2003 Q3 6,617 1 1 151.1
2003 Q2 7,243 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,469 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,500 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,242 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,694 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,539 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,442 3 2 403.1
2001 Q3 7,459 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,344 1 0 119.8
2001 Q1 8,562 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,284 1 0 107.7
2000 Q3 9,670 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,175 2 0 244.6
2000 Q1 7,922 1 0 126.2

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 15, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Extrayendo material en el lado noreste de la charca de extraccion el chofer, no sabemos la razon, hizo un viraje en el lado noroeste de la charca y cayo a la misma con su camion. El chofer fallecio.The victim's truck was loaded with his first load of the shift. He was backing his haul truck out of the extraction area(pit) when truck traveled across a field into a water filled pit.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 2 incidents

October 10, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Terrassa Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

No accident happen. The employee have a situation with his ears and the workmen compensation agency follow an evaluation.

October 4, 2006 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Terrassa Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Alega el empleado que al doblarse mientras daba mantenimiento a planta se lastimo espalda baja y pierna derecha. (The employee alleges when bending while performing maintenance to plant, he hurt lower back and right leg.)

2005 · 1 incident

July 4, 2005 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terrassa Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Pulling out a machine cover some hot steam came out and burned his face, head and right ear.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2004 PR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

While verifying the equipment backup horn, he slipped and fell to the floor; bruised ribs and cut second finger of left hand.

May 17, 2004 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A SMALLER PIECE FROM A SHEET OF ALUMINUM, THE METAL ALLUMINUM PIECE THAT EE WAS USING AS A GUIDE SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE FRONT OF THE FACE. HE WAS USING HIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

2003 · 1 incident

April 23, 2003 PR · Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE TURNING THE LEVER TO THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS KNEE. EE SHOWED A SCRATCH OR SCRAPE.

2001 · 1 incident

September 13, 2001 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING A CONTROL BOX TO THE EXCAVATOR,THE TOOTH OF THE WHEEL PINNED OR CRUSHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE CONTROL BOX.

1999 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1999 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE COMPANY DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ACCIDENT OR LESION IN THE WORK PLACE. EE HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK SINCE 11-9-1999 ACCOMPANYING (AWAITING??) MEDICAL CERTIFICATES. EE ALLEGES A LESION ON HIS LOWER BA CK.

March 29, 1999 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT FINGER OF LEFT HAND WITH CHAIN.

1997 · 2 incidents

May 23, 1997 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

5/23/97 TOWARDS THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIS LEGS.

1996 · 1 incident

July 30, 1996 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

A FRAGMENT OF ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT THE VICTIM S LEFT KNEE.

1992 · 1 incident

July 2, 1992 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE CLAIMS WHILE LIFTING THE LOADERS BATTERY HE FELT A PAIN WHICH GOES FROM HIS LOWER BACK ALL THE WAY DOWN HIS RT LEG

1991 · 1 incident

April 20, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Terrassa Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH- INFORMED I.NAME THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON A BUD CAT. AS HE WAS USING THE JACK, IT FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.

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The full compliance file on Terrassa Sand & Gravel #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.