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Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Richard J Ogle
Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401462

Crusher has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1989–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
38
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,478
proposed penalties
$3,478
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
31
inspections on record
301
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: 301 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 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 1,964 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,470 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,862 2 1 1074.1
2017 Q1 1,337 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,205 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,335 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,728 0 0 0.0
Show 63 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 1,742 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 946 1 0 1057.1
2015 Q2 1,163 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,103 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 448 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,325 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,253 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,077 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 918 2 0 2178.6
2012 Q4 877 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 974 1 0 1026.7
2012 Q2 760 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 920 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,066 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,208 2 1 1655.6
2011 Q1 861 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,067 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,117 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,070 1 0 934.6
2010 Q1 371 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 737 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,095 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 830 3 0 3614.5
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 616 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,499 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,563 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,554 4 0 2574.0
2007 Q4 1,347 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,762 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,195 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,149 4 0 3481.3
2006 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,876 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,465 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 983 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,727 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,832 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,686 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,062 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,300 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,116 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,595 4 2 2507.8
2003 Q4 1,694 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,709 4 1 2340.6
2003 Q2 6,436 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,327 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,287 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,135 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,231 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,482 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,994 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,024 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,125 10 3 1632.7
2001 Q1 1,479 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,296 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,694 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 422 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

July 16, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Portable Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMANT INJURED ANKLE WHEN MOVING OFF OF CRUSHER BACK AND STEPPING TO CONVEYER BELT.

July 11, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Portable Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, INSTEAD HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A 4 X 4 X 2 SCREEN, ELBOW POPPED, CONTINUED TO HURT AND WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY.

1991 · 2 incidents

June 11, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Portable Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WORKING ON THE BED OF A 773 HAUL TRUCK A FLASH FROM ANOTHER WELDER AIR ARCING.

May 13, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Portable Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN UNPLUGGING THE JAWS OF THE CRUSHER THE JAWS CLEARED CAUSING THE FLYWHEELS TO TURN CATCHING BOTH FEET BETWEEN THE SPACER OF THE FRONT & REAR FLYWHEEL FX BOTH FEET

1990 · 1 incident

September 10, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Portable Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS WASHING SAND WHEN LARGE BOULDER JAMMED WASH PLANT. WE EMPL TRIED TO LOOSEN IT CAME FREE VERY QUICLY & SMASHED HAND BETWEEN ROCK 7 METAL.

1989 · 1 incident

May 1, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Portable Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING STEEL WITH AN AIR GRINDER . THE GRINDER WHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

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