Mining Incidents

WEST WASH PLANT #14 Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Lander, Fremont County, WY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4801331

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,791
proposed penalties
$6,791
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 2,221 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,366 1 0 229.0
2025 Q2 4,114 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,209 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,123 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,960 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 776 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

3 on file

2014 · 1 incident

July 21, 2014 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rocky Mountain Pre-Mix Concrete · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loosening a large nut on the jaw crusher. When the nut came loose, his finger was pinched between the wrench and frame, splitting open the tip of his right hand ring finger. He required one stitch to hold the flap in place.

2011 · 1 incident

July 20, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rocky Mountain Pre-Mix Concrete · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping to clear large rocks from the feed opening to the jaw crusher when he strained his lower back

2006 · 1 incident

November 8, 2006 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocky Mountain Pre-Mix Concrete · Fall from machine

EE was servicing his loader to begin his shift. He fell off the left rear fender, while attempting to loosen the cap on the hydraulic oil tank. he landed on the ground injuring his right knee.