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: 573 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 $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-01-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 80%
Stood as issued
1 · 20%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-01-10.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2013-01-10, 13 years ago
23%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
32
samples
30
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz307 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (32)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-10-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
2.69
1.51
1.78
Utility Man
2005-06-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.14
0.93
1.23
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.54
0.44
1.23
Bulldozer Operator
2004-06-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.09
0.66
1.65
Bulldozer Operator
2004-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.15
0.59
1.95
Bulldozer Operator
2003-05-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.05
0.42
2.50
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.78
0.97
1.84
Bulldozer Operator
2013-01-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.64
0.31
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-01-10
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.7
0.34
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.96
0.28
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.95
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
1.31
0.16
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.66
0.41
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.48
0.88
0.55
Bulldozer Operator
2010-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.86
0.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
1.36
0.13
Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.91
0.18
Scraper Operator
2009-10-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.94
0.45
Bulldozer Operator
2009-10-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.73
0.55
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-10-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.56
0.75
0.75
Utility Man
2005-11-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
1.5
0.17
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-11-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-11-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
2.26
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-11-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.94
1.69
0.56
Bulldozer Operator
2005-06-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
0.98
0.53
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2005-06-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.74
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.35
0.7
0.50
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.17
0.15
Scraper Operator
2004-04-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.75
0.36
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-05-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.54
0.88
0.61
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-05-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.72
0.18
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Crusher #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.82 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Utah, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.21 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2014
1
2013
8
2012
7
2011
6
2010
7
2009
9
2008
18
2007
12
2006
7
2005
10
2004
9
2003
11
2002
6
2001
7
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Crusher #1 sits in Emery County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 7.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Emery County, Utah · Population 9,968
7.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,956
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2014 Q1
74
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
99
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
2,832
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,320
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,902
1
0
344.6
2012 Q4
631
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
587
2
0
3407.2
2012 Q2
2,224
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1
4,277
2
0
467.6
2011 Q4
2,354
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,415
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,386
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,212
2
0
622.7
2010 Q4
2,348
4
3
1703.6
2010 Q3
3,675
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,890
2
0
514.1
2010 Q1
5,992
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,129
4
2
968.8
2009 Q3
6,501
2
0
307.6
2009 Q2
5,713
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
4,185
2
0
477.9
2008 Q4
3,150
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,297
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,351
7
0
1308.2
2008 Q1
3,350
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
4,982
1
0
200.7
2007 Q3
4,650
2
1
430.1
2007 Q2
3,229
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,442
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,581
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
551
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,743
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,572
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,619
3
0
1145.5
2005 Q3
2,954
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,717
5
2
1840.3
2005 Q1
3,640
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,361
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,431
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,019
4
1
995.3
2004 Q1
2,358
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,598
3
0
1877.3
2003 Q3
5,989
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,878
10
3
2578.6
2003 Q1
4,658
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,371
5
2
1483.2
2002 Q3
2,167
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,103
3
2
1426.5
2002 Q1
341
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,076
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,679
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,289
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,605
6
0
1302.9
2000 Q4
1,473
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
307
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
286
2
1
6993.0
2000 Q1
1,537
1
0
650.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2005 · 1 incident
July 6, 2005UT · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFIRE
Operating a Cat D8L bulldozer, pushing earthen material, a hydraulic hose burst under the engine compartment. Oil sprayed on engine block and ignited, shooting flames toward cab. Operator shut down equipment and exited. His right hand and forearm was burned (hand more extensively). Upon investigation, operator may have gripped handrail upon exiting. He cannot remember.
2001 · 1 incident
March 5, 2001UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE HAD BEEN RUNNING LOADER, MOVING MATERIAL TO THE CRUSHER FEEDER. HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN LANDING ON BACK.
1997 · 1 incident
June 27, 1997UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS MOVING SOME CABLE THAT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED BEFORE IT WAS COMPLETELY BURIED AND LOST. HE WAS PULLING ON IT AND IT CAME LOOSE AND HE FELL BACKWADS TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
1996 · 1 incident
August 19, 1996UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HELPER ON THE DRILL, THE DRILL STUCK AND THA LABORER WAS HITTING IT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN IT A PIECE OF METAL CAME OF DRILL AND ENTERED INTO THE ARM.
April 24, 1995UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF THE BELT & HIS BACK WENT OUT
1993 · 1 incident
August 25, 1993UT · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON