Mining Incidents

Onyx Construction Incorporated operator

Controlled by Fran Schoonover
MSHA operator ID: L07206
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2002–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
71
citations
20
significant & substantial
$6,526
proposed penalties
$6,526
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
688
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 688 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2004
1
2003
6
2002
2 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
February 9, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY
Onyx Construction · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER IN A LEVEL WORKING AREA & LEFT THE DOZER IN GEAR AND WENT OUT LEFT SIDE OVER BRAKE LEVER AND FELL BETWEEN BLADE& TRACK & WAS FATALLY CRUSHED. "THIS FATALITY AC TUALLY HAPPENED IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO-ADIB 4/3/2003"

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