Mining Incidents

Crusher #1Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Colas S A
Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4801540
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2013–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Large bridged rock stuck in the jaw crusher. Crusher was lock/tagged out and employee was removing rock. Rock shifted and pinched EE's pinky finger causing a fracture. Finger was splinted at hospital and employee was returned to work at full duty.

2023 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got EE's finger caught between a gate lever and handrail. Employee lacerated EE's finger and received 8 stitches. Employee was returned to regular duty.

2022 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing a chute to a steel frame, Employee improperly placed hand in a pinch point area causing a laceration to index and fiddle finger on left hand, requiring sutures. Employee returned to work with no restrictions, No Lost days.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Technician repairing the cooling package on a skid steer. The cooling package fell, striking the technician in the arm requiring sutures to close the wound

2020 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

Employee was changing the cutting edge on a 988 loader. Employee was holding the bolt up into shoulder of the cutting edge to keep the bolt from turning. Bolt moved down and turned in employees hand causing a cut. Employee received stitched in hand.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While detaching skid steer bucket to reattach forks, the bucket fell on his foot.