Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard Connell
Carr, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504194

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2023
Latest incident
Jul 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
61
citations
14
significant & substantial
$7,100
proposed penalties
$6,949
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,530 2 1 306.3
2025 Q3 4,946 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,223 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,499 2 1 444.5
2024 Q4 1,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,873 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,617 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,290 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

July 7, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Connell Resources Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The injured employee was standing on a small metal step platform next to the jaw crusher. When EE stepped back to one side of the platform, it flipped over causing the employee to fall forward and land partially on the ground and partially on the legs of the platform. The platform is 18 inches high and was placed on the ground.

2019 · 1 incident

April 29, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connell Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was changing rock screens on a screen deck and was pulling on the welding side strap of a screen when they felt pain in their hand.

2018 · 1 incident

April 9, 2018 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connell Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The crew was positioning and leveling a screen deck prior to start-up. Employee was grasping a jack stand and positioning the stand under the screen deck, their hand was too high up on the stand when the screen deck was being lowered and pinched the palm side of the left index finger between the stand and the screen deck.

2014 · 1 incident

April 16, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Connell Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a sledge hammer hitting the inside of a cone. He missed the mark he was aiming for and the employee's right index finger was crushed between the handle of the sledge hammer and the rim of the cone creating accumulation of blood under the finger nail. The blood was drained by the treating physician, no other medical treatment is required.

2004 · 1 incident

February 19, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Connell Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN CONVEYOR STRUT DURING SETUP. OTHER EMPLOYEES HAD HEATED THE STRUT WITH A TORCH TO STRAIGHTEN A BEND. EMPLOYEE REMOVED GLOVE TO HANDLE BOLT AND NUT. THE STRUT S HIFTED POSITION AND HE GRABBED IT TO STABILIZE. HE RECEIVED BURNS ON THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

2003 · 1 incident

April 10, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Connell Resources Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

2 PART EPOXY MATERIAL USED IN CHANGING LINES OF CONE CRUSHER. EE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN MIXING OR APPLYING MATERIAL BUT WAS APPARENTLY EXPOSED TO VAPORS THAT RESULTED IN CHEMICAL ALLERGY. SKIN RA SH APPEARED ON FACE, ARM, AND LEG.