Mining Incidents

Onyx Corporation operator

Controlled by John D Durkin
MSHA operator ID: 0083664
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2010–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
99
citations
28
significant & substantial
$337,654
proposed penalties
$29,741
paid to date
9% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $307,913 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
58
inspections on record
1,264
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.
99 citations across 1,264 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.
$338K
proposed penalties
$338K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$308K
outstanding
93 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2024
1 (1f)
2010
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 22, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Onyx Corporation · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A miner died when a highwall collapsed on the excavator the miner was operating.

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