Employee was hit in the hardhat with a rock that came off the crusher. Employee went to the doctor the next day and was diagnosed with a concussion. Employee is home at the time. On April 2nd employee was not released by doctor and is currently on Physical Rehab
Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal
High Country Construction, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward Connell; Kelly C Connell
Lander,
Fremont County,
WY
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4801656
Crusher #1 has $5K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
41
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,145
proposed penalties
$5,145
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
31
inspections on record
362
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: 362 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 $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,740 | 3 | 1 | 1094.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 654 | 2 | 0 | 3058.1 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,179 | 9 | 5 | 4130.3 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 544 | 8 | 2 | 14705.9 |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 3636.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 992 | 1 | 0 | 1008.1 |
| 2014 Q2 | 707 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,897 | 1 | 0 | 345.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,231 | 2 | 2 | 1624.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 22222.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,822 | 1 | 0 | 354.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 462 | 2 | 0 | 4329.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,882 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,038 | 1 | 0 | 963.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2025 · 1 incident
March 25, 2025
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
High Country Construction, Inc. · Struck by flying object
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