Mining Incidents

West Crusher #4Metal/Nonmetal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Orin, Pennington County, SD · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901614
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was drilling holes to install guard when the drill caught metal and twisted in their hand causing injury. The EE strained their right wrist. The EE did not report their incident until 08.18.2025 after seeking medical attention on 08.17.2025. Injury was inadvertently entered as an OSHA incident and is now being corrected.

2017 · 2 incidents

Contact with heat

Diagnosis of heat exhaustion and dehydration from hot weather. Employee was terminated on 08/24/2017 but not due to the illness. Condition was not reported to employer until 08/24/2017 which is the day employee went to the doctor.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning off the cross-over belt on the crusher with a spud bar trying to break up a large piece of aggregate. While ee was trying to break down the large piece of material, ee strained right elbow.