Mines in Puerto Rico: 54 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 54 open mines in Puerto Rico, run by 46 operators and employing 771 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,064 citations and orders there with $402,318 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 94 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp.; Puerto Rico Asphalt LLC; Productora De Agregados Inc. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 54
- Operators
- 46
- Employees
- 771
- Active
- 51
- Intermittent
- 3
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 9
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,064
- Significant and substantial
- 292 (27.4%)
- Closure orders
- 38
- High negligence or reckless
- 76
- Proposed penalties
- $402,318
- Amount paid so far
- $292,235
- Inspections
- 1,227
- Inspector hours on site
- 7,598
- Citations per inspection
- 0.87 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 94
- Injury and illness cases
- 94
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Puerto Rico
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Puerto Rico
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montecielo Quarry LLC | Blue Rock Inc | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 9 | 71 |
| Cantera Espinosa | Argos Puerto Rico Corp | Manati County, PR | Cement | 50 | 60 |
| Quikrete | Master Products Corp | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken sandstone | 30 | 52 |
| Ponce Cement Plant | Cemex De Puerto Rico | Ponce County, PR | Cement | 109 | 49 |
| Cantera El Pozo | Cantera El Pozo Inc. | Yauco County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 48 |
| Cantera San Antonio | Empresas Ortiz Brunet Inc | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 37 | 40 |
| Cantera H R /lavadero | Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp. | Mayaquez County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 14 | 40 |
| Cantera Carraizo | Cantera Carraizo Inc | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 40 | 37 |
| Arenas De Puerto Rico | Concretos De PR Inc | Humacao County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 36 |
| Cantera Mundo Real | Empresas Mundo Real Inc | Manati County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 14 | 31 |
| Puerto Rico Asphalt-Bayamon | Puerto Rico Asphalt LLC | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 8 | 30 |
| Cantera Puerto Ven | Cantera Puerto Ven, Inc | Ponce County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 29 |
| Puerto Rico Asphalt, LLC | Puerto Rico Asphalt LLC | Santa Isabel County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 28 |
| Cantera Roca Dura Inc | Cantera Roca Dura LLC | Manati County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 7 | 27 |
| Planta Garrochales | Agregados Piedra Blanca Inc | Arecibo County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 13 | 25 |
| Weco | Enco Manufacturing Corp. | Vega Alta County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 50 | 22 |
| Arenero Rafael Colon Inc | Arenero Rafael Colon Inc | Humacao County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 22 |
| Cantera Jimmy Ferrer | Empresas JBR Inc | Santa Isabel County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 18 |
| Cantera Robles | Cantera Robles, Inc. | Ponce County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 18 |
| Canarico Quarries | Canarico Quarries Inc | Santa Isabel County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 49 | 17 |
| Cantera Vega Baja | Productora De Agregados Inc | Manati County, PR | Crushed, broken traprock | 31 | 17 |
| Aggregate,Inc | Aggregate,Inc | Carolina County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 15 | 16 |
| Cantera Adjuntas | Cantera Adjuntas , Inc. | Ponce County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 16 |
| Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp. | Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp. | Mayaquez County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 15 |
| Procan | Productos De Cantera Inc | Santa Isabel County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 35 | 14 |
| Areneras De Yabucoa | Jna LLC | Humacao County, PR | Sand, common | 2 | 14 |
| Nuestra Senora Del Carmen | Cantera Carmelo Inc | Manati County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 22 | 13 |
| Cantera Dorado | Dorado Quarry and Recycling Corp | Manati County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 13 |
| Gravero Rodriguez, Manati | Transporte Rodriguez Asfalto, Inc. | Manati County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 13 |
| Jennifer Mine | Caribbean Island Construction LLC | Arecibo County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 13 |
| Gravero Carro | Empresas Codel Inc | Vega Baja County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 15 | 11 |
| Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc | Oriental Sand and Gravel Inc | Humacao County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 20 | 10 |
| Gravero Coto Laurel | Robles Aggregates Inc | Ponce County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 9 |
| Transporte Rodriguez Asfalto, Inc. | Transporte Rodriguez Asfalto, Inc. | Mayaquez County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 5 | 9 |
| Comercial La Pino Inc | Comercial La Pino Inc | Quebradillas County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 9 |
| HR # 2 | Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp. | Anasco County, PR | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 8 |
| MA Planta Aguadilla | Master Concrete and Aggregates LLC | Aguadilla County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 7 |
| Productora De Agregados Isabela | Productora De Agregados Inc | Quebradillas County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 12 | 6 |
| Rodriguez Aggregates Isabela | Rodriguez Aggregates, Corp. | Aguadilla County, PR | Crushed, broken limestone | 6 | 3 |
| Barreto Best Block | Epas Recycling Block LLC | Arecibo County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 3 |
| Logistic Aggregates LLC. | Logistic Aggregates LLC. | Ponce County, PR | Sand, common | 7 | 2 |
| Norvan General Contractor, Inc., Cantera | Norvan General Contractor, Inc. | Orocovis County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 2 |
| Arenero Estrella Inc | Arenero Estrella Inc | Bayamon County, PR | Crushed, broken basalt | 5 | 1 |
| San Lorenzo Mine, Inc. | San Lorenzo Mine, Inc. | Manati County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 1 |
| Productos De Agregados De Gurabo | Productos De Agregados De Gurabo | Guayama County, PR | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 0 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Ponce County | 8 |
| Manati County | 8 |
| Bayamon County | 6 |
| Santa Isabel County | 5 |
| Humacao County | 4 |
| Mayaquez County | 4 |
| Arecibo County | 4 |
| Aguadilla County | 3 |
| Quebradillas County | 2 |
| Guayama County | 2 |
| Vega Baja County | 1 |
| Yauco County | 1 |
| Carolina County | 1 |
| Aguada County | 1 |
| Vega Alta County | 1 |
| Anasco County | 1 |
| San Sebastian County | 1 |
| Orocovis County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Stone | 37 |
| Sand and gravel | 17 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crushed, broken stone | 19 | 35.2% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 25.9% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 13 | 24.1% |
| Sand, common | 3 | 5.6% |
| Cement | 2 | 3.7% |
| Crushed, broken traprock | 1 | 1.9% |
| Crushed, broken basalt | 1 | 1.9% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 1 | 1.9% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 203 | 61 | $76,103 | 16 |
| 2023 | 249 | 58 | $105,051 | 22 |
| 2024 | 287 | 82 | $96,945 | 17 |
| 2025 | 224 | 68 | $101,478 | 23 |
| 2026 | 101 | 23 | $22,741 | 16 |
Standards cited most at mines in Puerto Rico
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 210 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 114 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 57 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 53 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 43 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 36 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 28 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 56.14103 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 56.14130 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.14131 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Puerto Rico
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 85 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 9 |
What the accident reports at mines in Puerto Rico describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 26 |
| Slip or fall of person | 17 |
| Machinery | 13 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 11 |
| Powered haulage | 11 |
| Other | 6 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 3 |
| Striking or bumping | 2 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 2 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Puerto Rico
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 12 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 6 |
| Front-end loader | 6 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 4 |
| Conveyor | 4 |
| Forklift | 4 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Crusher | 3 |
| Shovel | 2 |
| Mancar | 2 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.