Mining Incidents

Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Fajardo County, PR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 5400172

MSHA record for Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel (mine ID 5400172). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Apr 1987
Ownership history
  1. Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel sits in Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 31,756
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$25,170
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
April 21, 1987 PR · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Trujillo Alto Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRICIAN CHA3GING STONE WASHER MOTOR STARTER CABLES 440 VOLTS WHEN UNSCREWING ONE LINE WITH ALLEN WRENCH,CABLE WAS ENERGIZED AND RECD ELEC SHOCK BEING ELECTROCUTED.PRELIM-4040 VOLTS.