Don Merlino; Gary Merlino controller
MSHA controller ID: M06392
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 56
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 1987–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
284
citations
59
significant & substantial
$86,330
proposed penalties
$64,202
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $22,128 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
98
inspections on record
1,558
inspection hours
18.2
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.284 citations across 1,558 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.$86K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$64K
paid to date
$352
outstanding
280 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 25 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2020
1
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
3
2008
1
2006
2
2005
2
2004
1
2002
1
2001
1
1998
1
1997
4
1996
2
1995
5
1994
3
1993
5
1991
4
1990
8
1989
5
1988
2
1987
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
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The full compliance file on Don Merlino; Gary Merlino
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