Mining Incidents

CRUSHER #1: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Linch Environmental Contractors Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ronald Linch
Linch, Johnson County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801407

CRUSHER #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
15
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,605
proposed penalties
$1,605
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
23
inspections on record
220
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: 220 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 $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-09-01.
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.
26.7%
significant & substantial
26.7%
high negligence or reckless
26.7%
reasonably likely or greater
6.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 73.3% moderate, 26.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sierra Construction Company 1950 to 1989
  2. Linch Contractors Inc 1989 to 2001
  3. Linch Environmental Contractors Inc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 1
2017 0
2016 1
2015 0
2014 2
2012 1
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 1
2007 2
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 1
2001 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CRUSHER #1 sits in Johnson County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Johnson County, Wyoming · Population 8,602
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,905
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
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
Show 82 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 64 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 64 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 1 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 80 1 0 12500.0
2014 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 6 4
2012 Q2 192 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 128 1 0 7812.5
2011 Q4 176 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 192 1 0 5208.3
2011 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 282 1 0 3546.1
2010 Q2 144 1 0 6944.4
2010 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 1 0
2009 Q3 364 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 264 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 61 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 85 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 97 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 99 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 96 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1 1 0 1000000.0
2005 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 1,080 1 0 925.9
2003 Q2 360 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.