Kangley Rock & Recycling operator
Controlled by
Don Merlino; Gary Merlino
MSHA operator ID: L15911
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
201
citations
46
significant & substantial
$70,187
proposed penalties
$48,747
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,440 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
66
inspections on record
1,008
inspection hours
20.0
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.201 citations across 1,008 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.$70K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$352
outstanding
197 assessments are final orders; 14 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 12 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2020
1
2018
1
2008
1
2006
2
2005
2
2004
1
2001
1
1996
1
1993
1
1991
3
1990
4
1989
4
1988
2
1987
2
Mines on record
- Lake Frances Pit WA
- Kangley Pit WA
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