Independence Excavating operator
Controlled by
Vic DiGeronimo Jr
MSHA operator ID: 0050631
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2022–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
104
citations
10
significant & substantial
$13,594
proposed penalties
$12,990
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $604 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
73
inspections on record
1,141
inspection hours
9.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.104 citations across 1,141 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$604
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
1
2023
1
2022
1
Mines on record
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