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Robert C Colarusso controller

MSHA controller ID: M04881

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
25
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1984–2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
81
citations
16
significant & substantial
$35,503
proposed penalties
$20,967
paid to date
59% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,536 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
723
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: 723 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2012
3
2009
1
2004
2
2000
2
1995
2 (1f)
1994
4
1993
3
1992
2
1991
1
1990
2
1989
1
1988
1
1984
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
August 16, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Colarusso Quarry Co/Div of A Colarusso & Son Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I INSTRUCTED HIM TO GO TO COLARUSSO'S QUARRY TO LOG OFF TREES THAT HAD BEEN CUT DOWN ON A SMALL AREA OF LAND THAT WILL BE MINED. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO US A JOHN DEERE 350 DOZER WITH CHAIN TO AC COMPLISH THIS TASK. AT APPROX 8:15 AM THAT SAME MORNING I CAME INTO COLARUSSOS QUARRY WITH A SERVICE TRUCK TO FUEL UP THE DOZER THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE USING. I THEN LEFT AND GOT A PHONE CALL

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