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Crusher No 1: 11 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Big Horn County-Wy
Basin, Big Horn County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801481

Crusher No 1 has $1K 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
5
Years on record
1991–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
11
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,317
proposed penalties
$1,317
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Big Horn County Road & Bridge's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
24
inspections on record
270
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: 270 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 No 1 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-02-02.
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.
36.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
36.4%
reasonably likely or greater
63.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.1% low, 90.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60 proposed, $60 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-06-26.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2007-623M Settlement Lesnick 2008 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2010-02-02, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-02-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-02-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2010-02-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 1.02 0.38 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.58 0.21 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Big Horn County Road & Bridge 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 1
2019 2
2018 2
2017 1
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 2
2004 3
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher No 1 sits in Big Horn County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 6.4% 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.
Big Horn County, Wyoming · Population 11,737
6.4%
Mining share of county employment
$60,547
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
2020 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 113 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 81 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 47 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 97 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 50 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 241 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 129 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 119 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 182 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 113 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 144 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 155 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 41 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 250 5 2 20000.0
2009 Q4 33 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 92 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 141 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 66 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 167 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 238 1 0 4201.7
2007 Q1 221 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 146 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 66 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 84 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 116 1 1 8620.7
2005 Q1 210 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 750 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 295 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 20 2 0 100000.0
2003 Q2 370 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 270 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 492 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 560 1 0 1785.7
2002 Q1 1,020 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 690 1 1 1449.3
2000 Q4 338 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,045 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2008 · 1 incident

January 2, 2008 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Horn County Road & Bridge · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on crusher screen, bending over, went to tighten nut and could not turn head without pain.

2006 · 1 incident

December 6, 2006 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Big Horn County Road & Bridge · Rubbed or abraded

Digging out crusher, was kneeling and knee went out. He put knee in place and continued working. His initial Dr. Exam was on 12/11/06. He continued working until 2/27/07 when he had surgery on knee.

2004 · 1 incident

February 4, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Horn County Road & Bridge · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED ONTO BUMPER, REACHED FOR BATTERY OVER THE TAIL GATE, WHILE LIFTING ABOUT A 25-30 LB BATTERY CHARGER, PULLED A BACK MUSCLE & FELL ON THE GROUND ABOUT 30", 2 1/2 FEET. TOOK HIM INTO THE HOSPITAL & WAS TOLD HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

1992 · 1 incident

January 6, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Horn County Road & Bridge · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER STEPPED ON LARGE ROCK SPRAINING ANKLE & FALLING TO GROUND

1991 · 1 incident

July 31, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Horn County Road & Bridge · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 12"X12"X4' CRIBBING FOR CRUSHER AND INJURED BACK. LIFTING AND TURNED PULLED MUSCLES SLIPPED DISC AND PINCHED NERVE. 0 DAYS OFF CONTINUED FULL TIME EMPLOYEMENT. HAVE WORK FOR BIG HOR N COUNTY FOR 14 YRS.