Mining Incidents

Crusher 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Sundance, Crook County, WY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4801698

Crusher 2 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2011–2022
Latest incident
Jul 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
95
citations
24
significant & substantial
$19,812
proposed penalties
$17,645
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,167 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
42
inspections on record
702
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: 702 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 2 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-18.
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 2,056 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,298 1 0 232.7
2025 Q2 4,049 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 280 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,647 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,363 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,693 6 2 1278.5
2024 Q1 4,624 0 0 0.0
Show 68 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,152 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,964 2 0 402.9
2023 Q2 5,777 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,234 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,611 1 0 216.9
2022 Q3 6,329 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,668 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,472 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,258 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,676 3 2 449.4
2021 Q2 253 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 3,836 2 0 521.4
2020 Q3 4,966 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,366 5 0 3660.3
2020 Q1 2,607 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,234 7 1 2164.5
2019 Q3 5,108 3 2 587.3
2019 Q2 5,291 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,286 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,883 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,055 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,357 1 0 424.3
2018 Q1 1,705 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,938 2 0 1032.0
2017 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,727 4 0 1466.8
2017 Q1 4,451 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,987 1 1 167.0
2016 Q3 5,004 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,634 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,452 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,892 5 0 1284.7
2015 Q3 9,774 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,076 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,756 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 874 11 3 12585.8
2014 Q3 10,247 14 6 1366.3
2014 Q2 7,334 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,691 2 0 351.4
2013 Q4 5,226 3 1 574.1
2013 Q3 6,229 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,044 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,377 11 3 1491.1
2012 Q4 6,663 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,652 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,432 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,770 4 2 1444.0
2011 Q4 4,355 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,191 1 0 139.1
2011 Q2 2,750 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,393 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,899 5 1 1282.4
2010 Q3 5,824 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 7,858 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 377 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 723 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 892 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 891 1 0 1122.3
2007 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 153 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 61 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 686 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 752 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 724 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2022 · 1 incident

July 14, 2022 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

EE tripped over wheel chock while placing a water house on their water truck. EE fell forward onto their right elbow resulting in a contusion. EE went to Urgent Care for x-rays (no fractures noted) and denied a Toradol injection. EE returned to Urgent Care on 07.19.2022 for a Toradol injection. Ortho Referral is scheduled for 07.28.2022

2021 · 1 incident

October 1, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Croell, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was washing down conveyor and the end of the water hose separated from nozzle striking EE's right hand by their thumb.

2019 · 3 incidents

June 13, 2019 WY · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
Croell, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was cutting and grinding on conveyor bins. When done building guards, employee rubbed right eye and felt foreign body enter their right eye.

June 3, 2019 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was in the process of hooking up lift cylinders to a truck with a come along chain, when the cylinder rolled over and pinched the EE's right thumb between the cylinder and the come along chain, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

May 6, 2019 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to open up gate on rock bin and the wheel on the gate was not moving freely so EE used a pipe wrench to pry it open and wheel snapped off and wrench hit left hand.

2018 · 2 incidents

October 24, 2018 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc. · Fall down stairs

10/24/18 employee fell when walking up stairs to start the crusher & hurt left wrist. Employer did not know about this incident until 10/26/2018 when employee was told ee was terminated for job performance & then the employee told manager about the incident and that ee had gone to the doctor. Employee was not terminated for this incident.

April 16, 2018 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 bending over to pick up a piece of scrap metal and felt pain in the abdomen. Employee went to the doctor and was diagnosed with an umbilical hernia. Surgery is scheduled for 04/20/2018.

2017 · 1 incident

March 16, 2017 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a pin on the surge bin and slipped on ladder while hammering the pin and hit mouth with hammer damaging front tooth.

2016 · 2 incidents

March 11, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Croell, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee seen at Black Hills Urgent Care and there were changes in annual hearing examination which is required by MSHA. Past two years employee was driving a haul truck and operated a loader for three years prior. The findings on the test was moderate to severe bilateral sensorineural hearing loss in comparison with the baseline done on 02/13/2012.

January 19, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Croell, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Climbing down from screen and hit left elbow on gear box.

2015 · 3 incidents

September 9, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Dismounting from hoist control area to service deck became unbalanced and fell against hand rail and broke his ribs.

August 25, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While moving concrete blocks with a loader, employee's right hand was caught between block and chain and fractured index finger.

June 25, 2015 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 helping put new tires on the skid steer and strained back.

2011 · 1 incident

June 23, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Croell, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE had just finished installing new drive belts on feeder on 08IC01. He was sitting on a angle iron support frame handing tools to another employee when he slipped off the angle iron striking a frame support tubing with his left knee. Employee was helped out and transported by the supt. To Speaefish Regional Hospital where he was treated and released.

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