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: 274 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 #4 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-18.
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.
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: 2024-03-28
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2024-03-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Shovel Operator
2024-03-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-08-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Hydrating Plant Operator
2014-07-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.77
0.19
Bobcat Operator
2010-07-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2010-07-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
1
2025
2
2024
3
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
1
2018
1
2017
0
2016
1
2015
2
2014
2
2013
3
2012
2
2011
1
2010
2
2009
1
2008
0
2003
0
2002
1
2001
3
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Crusher #4 sits in Natrona County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 6.5% 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.
Natrona County, Wyoming · Population 79,735
6.5%
Mining share of county employment
$71,247
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
IE was working off of ladder trying to put a pin in a belt, when IE fell off the ladder. Injured worker estimates IE fell 6 feet. Nearby worker said EE looked over and IE was standing on the top rung of ladder, EE went to put what was in hands down to go help and when EE looked back up IE had fell off the ladder. Ladder measured 7 1/2 feet.
2010 · 1 incident
July 27, 2010WY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerNONPOWERED HAULAGE
Miner was walking backwards while pulling a wheeled oxy-acetelyne welding cart on soft/sandy ground. The cart wheels hung up in a soft spot. The momentum of the cart caused a bottle regulator to strike the miner in the chest as the miner continued to pull the cart. A bruised sternum resulted.