VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT has $16K 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
16
Years on record
1988–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
62
citations
34
significant & substantial
$15,578
proposed penalties
$15,578
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: 293 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT has $16K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-07.
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.
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: 2006-02-08, 20 years ago
100%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2003-03-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.65
0.32
2.03
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2006-02-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2005-03-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2003-05-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0.11
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2002-09-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer 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.
VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT recorded 29.75 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
29.75
total case rate
19.84
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Puerto Rico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.77 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2005 *
29.75
19.84
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
8.39
8.39
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
0
2007
6
2006
11
2005
11
2004
12
2003
13
2002
8
2001
9
2000
10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
VEGA ALTA SAND PLANT sits in Manatí 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.
Manatí Municipio, Puerto Rico · Population 39,152
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$20,352
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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
1,681
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
5,145
1
0
194.4
2007 Q1
4,652
7
4
1504.7
2006 Q4
4,847
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,853
4
3
824.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
4,454
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
5,462
15
7
2746.2
2005 Q4
4,862
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,695
1
0
213.0
2005 Q2
4,830
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,778
7
3
1211.5
2004 Q4
4,903
1
1
204.0
2004 Q3
5,072
2
1
394.3
2004 Q2
4,781
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
6,217
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
6,724
5
3
743.6
2003 Q3
5,831
2
0
343.0
2003 Q2
6,501
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,790
4
3
835.1
2002 Q4
3,688
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,699
3
2
811.0
2002 Q2
3,119
1
0
320.6
2002 Q1
4,045
3
2
741.7
2001 Q4
3,890
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,522
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,317
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,038
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,815
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,507
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,242
2
2
381.5
2000 Q1
4,017
4
3
995.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2006 · 2 incidents
August 16, 2006PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
While unloading a caterpillar D-6 from platform, employee slipped, falling sideways. The miner was inside the cab.
2003 · 1 incident
July 20, 2003PR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE INSPECTING THE SPIRALS OF THE WASHER MACHINE THE SPIRAL WAS JAMMED WITH SAND, HE PULLED THE WATER HOSE TO FLUSH IT WHEN HIS FEET BECAME TRAPPED IN THE WATER HOSE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND WHILE FALLING WAS ABLE TO GRAB A SIDE LADDER. HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE SPIRAL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE,LEG AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AND HE HIT HIS LEFT ARM. HE
2000 · 1 incident
January 27, 2000PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
THE LOADER BRAKES HAD BEEN FIXED. A LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID CONTINUED AND THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO FIX IT. THE OPERATORS WERE DOING THE INSPECTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SHIFT AND ADDING T HE NECESSARY BRAKE FLUID. THIS OPERATOR DID NOT MAKE THE BEGINNING INSPECTION AND THE EQUIPMENT RAN OUT OF BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THE BRAKE FAILURE.
1998 · 1 incident
May 26, 1998PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE SAND WAS ADHERED TO THE SILO'S WALLS. THE EE, WHO HAD A PREVIOUS BACK CONDITION, WAS HAMMERING THE WALLS OF THE SILO TO LOOSEN THE SAND. THE HAMMER WAS OF APPROSIMATELY 10 POUNDS.
1996 · 1 incident
March 4, 1996PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PARTICLES FROM THE SAND WITHOUT SEFETY GLASSES. THREW A STONE AND THE SAMEBOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A BRUISE IN THE AREA.
1995 · 1 incident
December 10, 1995PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CONVEYOR'S BELT, REMOVING THE EXCESS OF SAND IN THE DRYER MACHINE. THE GLOVE OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLERS. WHEN HE PULLED BACK H IS HAND, HE INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM WITH THE FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR, CAUSING A THREE STITCHES LACERATION AND A SMALL ABRASION.
IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE SAND FOREIGN MATERIALS HAD TO BE R EMOVED WHILE REMOVING A STONE OF ABOUT 65 POUNDS FROM THE DEPOSIT IN THE WASHER MACHINE THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BA CK AREA
1990 · 2 incidents
May 7, 1990PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SCREW CONVEYOR. HE WAS INSTALLING THE SCREW TO THE GEER REDUCTOR USING A 36 INCH PIPE WRENCH. THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED DOWN AND HIT HIS FINGER.
March 7, 1990PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A STEEL PLATE WITH A HAND GRINDER AND A STEEL PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE (LEFT). HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES INSTEAD OF THE SAFETY GOGGLES PROVIDED FOR THAT TYPE OF JO B. IT RESULTED IN 16 MANHOURS LOST TIME.
1988 · 2 incidents
April 8, 1988PR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION TIGHTENING SCREWS OF A MACHINE WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP ERECT HE COULDN'T DO IT IMMEDIATELY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK (MIDLINE) ALSO PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT UP ON OPERATING OVEN, SMALL EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN WHICH HE INHALED SMOKE. HE HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, CHEST PAINS, DIZZINESS AND LATER VOMITED.
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