Mining Incidents

Crusher 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Buffalo Gap, Platte County, WY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3901487

Crusher 1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
85
citations
18
significant & substantial
$15,204
proposed penalties
$14,156
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,048 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
42
inspections on record
563
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 563 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Crusher 1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,421 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,574 1 0 388.5
2025 Q2 3,170 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,562 2 1 438.4
2024 Q4 2,266 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,439 2 1 581.6
2024 Q2 3,371 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,614 4 0 712.5
Show 82 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,922 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,955 3 0 758.5
2023 Q2 3,072 2 0 651.0
2023 Q1 2,057 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,866 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,005 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,942 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,344 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,402 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,866 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,240 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 5,336 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,996 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,744 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,540 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,898 2 0 513.1
2019 Q3 5,135 3 0 584.2
2019 Q2 2,284 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,910 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,244 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,584 2 0 436.3
2018 Q2 3,734 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,648 4 0 1096.5
2017 Q4 3,806 1 0 262.7
2017 Q3 2,801 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,250 2 0 615.4
2017 Q1 2,212 3 0 1356.2
2016 Q4 2,702 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,769 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,203 4 0 1248.8
2016 Q1 2,641 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,825 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,519 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,152 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,318 6 2 1808.3
2014 Q4 1,663 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,145 5 2 971.8
2014 Q2 3,591 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,475 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,103 1 0 322.3
2013 Q3 3,776 3 0 794.5
2013 Q2 3,097 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,558 6 2 2345.6
2012 Q4 2,806 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,385 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,303 9 4 3907.9
2012 Q1 3,062 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,660 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,412 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,719 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,340 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,281 6 1 1828.7
2010 Q3 4,013 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,773 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,697 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,045 4 3 1956.0
2009 Q3 2,234 1 0 447.6
2009 Q2 1,185 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,967 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,386 7 2 2933.8
2008 Q3 1,210 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,290 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,182 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,859 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 3,295 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,751 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,607 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 651 1 0 1536.1
2006 Q2 210 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 119 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 541 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,174 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 829 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 900 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 949 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,033 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,370 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2025 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was walking to a piece of equipment in the early morning hours before full sunlight when they stepped on a rock, rolling their ankle which caused them to fall to the ground.

September 24, 2025 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was replacing battery while standing on operator platform of equipment when they rotated with battery in hand causing their foot to slip off the platform and going between the track and engine compartment body. EE was initially released to full duty and later placed off work by the medical provider.

2021 · 1 incident

May 6, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was changing screens and slipped hitting shin on a piece of metal causing a laceration requiring 12 staples.

2020 · 1 incident

February 4, 2020 WY · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was tightening a belt on the plant screen and the wrench slipped off the nut and EE slipped, and while trying to catch themselves, hit arm on roller on plant and broke the left arm

2017 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2017 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was manually moving rock at site and strained back.

August 24, 2017 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbed out of loader and ran to shut off belt and stepped in a hole and twisted right knee.

2015 · 1 incident

October 13, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Croell, Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Croell employee was working on the impactor on the mine site and felt discomfort in his chest. Possible heart attack. 911 was called. He is in the hospital in Rapid City for observation.

2013 · 1 incident

November 6, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Fall from ladders

Coming down ladder from scale house and knee buckled and fell backwards.

2011 · 1 incident

August 16, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Croell Redi-Mix employee, was changing a track and rollers on dozer and when lying underneath trying to reposition roller he twisted his body and felt pain in lower back and tail bone.

2008 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing screens at Wasta Pit and pulled muscle. Went to doctor and is a possible hernia. Going back to doctor on 08/07/2008 to confirm. Questionable. Off work from date of injury until hernia is confirmed and if surgery is needed.

May 6, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc · Fall from machine

Climbing off loader slipped and fell off and injured right arm

2005 · 1 incident

March 28, 2005 WY · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While running gradation for sand and gravel samples strained her back. This mine was not operational. Only use trailer for sampling purposes. Went to doctor and had a work release until 3-31-05. Was released on 3-31-05 with restrictions of wt lifting equal or less than 25 pounds until recheck on 4-11-05.

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The full compliance file on Crusher 1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.