Mining Incidents

Cemex de Puerto Rico operator

Controlled by Cemex S A
MSHA operator ID: L01823
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
651
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
890
citations
323
significant & substantial
$1,599,411
proposed penalties
$1,062,955
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $536,456 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
497
inspections on record
6,728
inspection hours
13.2
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.
890 citations across 6,728 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1.6M
proposed penalties
$1.2M
current assessed
$1.1M
paid to date
$88K
outstanding
832 assessments are final orders; 84 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
3
2023
3
2022
1
2021
5
2020
3
2019
2
2017
3
2016
3
2015
2
2014
2
2013
1
2012
2
2011
1
2010
1
2009
9
2008
5
2007
5
2006
8
2005
14
2004
9
2003
31
2002
38
2001
32
2000
32
1999
35
1998
49
1997
37
1996
40
1995
35
1994
29
1993
30 (1f)
1992
27
1991
17
1990
12 (1f)
1989
29 (1f)
1988
31
1987
19
1986
18
1985
8
1984
6
1983
13

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
November 4, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Contact with hot objects or substances

DECEASED WAS DOING CLEANING DUTIES IN THE TERCIARY AIR DUCT AT NUMBER SIX KILN AREA,WHEN SUDDENLY HOT DUST MATERIAL RAN INTO THE DUCT INFLECTING SEVERE BURNS ON HIS BODY.

February 19, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING HIMSELF TO INSTALL A GIRT CHANNEL. A PARENTLY HE DID NOT MAKE SURE THAT THE LATCH ON THE SAFTEY BELT WAS PROPERY SECURED AND WHEN HE LEANED BACK FOR SUPPORT ON THE LANYARD IS SLEPT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THEFALL CAUSED HIS DEATH.

August 8, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE I NAME (# 01-1491)WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK #245 TRANSPORTING QUARRY FROM ANGOLAS QUARERY STORAGE PILE TO CRUSHER #1 HAMMERMILL #1 AFTER HE UNLOADED THE TRUCK HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE TO T HE STORAGE PILE AREA TO LOADED AGAIN BUT AT THATMOMENT I NAME DIDNT SEE I NAME WHO CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE & RAN OVER HIM I NAME WENT TO LOAD THE TRUCK & WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE CRUS

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