Colorado Quarries Inc operator
Controlled by
Bill Tezak
MSHA operator ID: L09146
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1988–2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
363
citations
86
significant & substantial
$65,563
proposed penalties
$65,563
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
180
inspections on record
2,370
inspection hours
15.3
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.363 citations across 2,370 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.$66K
proposed penalties
$66K
current assessed
$66K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
361 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2013
1
2004
1
2002
1
2001
10
2000
5
1991
1
1989
2
1988
1
Mines on record
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