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Edgar Figueroa; Melba Figueroa controller

MSHA controller ID: M09052

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
150
Mines on record
9
Years on record
1985–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
398
citations
118
significant & substantial
$261,255
proposed penalties
$206,502
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $54,753 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
415
inspections on record
5,079
inspection hours
7.8
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.
398 citations across 5,079 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.
$261K
proposed penalties
$208K
current assessed
$207K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
387 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
2
2024
3
2022
2
2021
2
2020
1
2019
2
2018
2
2017
1
2015
1
2014
3
2013
5
2012
1
2011
3
2010
2
2008
4
2007
6 (1f)
2006
6
2005
5
2004
3
2003
6
2002
7
2001
7
2000
8 (1f)
1999
6
1998
5
1997
5
1996
5
1995
4
1994
5
1993
3
1992
3
1991
6
1990
11
1989
2
1988
6
1987
4
1985
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
September 7, 2007 PR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · MACHINERY
Canarico Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

For unexplained reasons, the miner gained access to a secondary road, adjacent from where he was instructed to do road maintenance. Miner removed berm and came too close to road edge, loosing control of equipment and falling through a steep slope, rolling over with the machine. This resulted in miners death. Miner was not wearing seat belt.

September 13, 2000 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Canarico Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A FATA ACCIDENT ACCOURED IN THE BC-03 PRIMARY CRUSHER AREA. THE GEHL MODEL 3825 SKID STEER LOADER OPEARTOR WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUCKET ARM AND FRONT FRAME CRUSHIG HIS HEAD.

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