Mining Incidents

O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company operator

Controlled by Carmeuse Holding SA
MSHA operator ID: L16204
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1999–2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
155
citations
42
significant & substantial
$187,642
proposed penalties
$143,098
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $44,544 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
132
inspections on record
2,550
inspection hours
6.1
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.
155 citations across 2,550 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.
$192K
proposed penalties
$146K
current assessed
$146K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2008
3 (1f)
2007
3
2006
1
2005
1
2004
3
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
1999
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 17, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal power shovel operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Struck by falling object

Victim was scaling in level 9 north 8 when a large rock fell from the roof crushing the cab of the scale machine causing fatal injuries. The accident is still under investigation by MSHA and the mine operator. The root cause analysis is not complete at this time.

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