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Crusher Plant #1: 12 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Buffalo, Johnson County, WY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4801770

Crusher Plant #1 has $2K 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
4
Years on record
2018–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
12
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,730
proposed penalties
$1,730
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Croell, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
14
inspections on record
206
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: 206 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 Plant #1 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-15.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
58.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 83.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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: 2024-10-16
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-10-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.67 2.86 0.58 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-10-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-10-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 2.13 0.25 Lab Technician
2016-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-04-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe 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. Croell, Inc. 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 6
2024 6
2023 1
2022 0
2021 0
2020 3
2019 4
2018 6
2017 5
2016 7
2015 8
2014 5
2013 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher Plant #1 sits in Johnson County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Johnson County, Wyoming · Population 8,602
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,905
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
2026 Q2 1,571 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,645 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,560 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,110 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,506 1 1 285.2
2025 Q1 3,228 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,956 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,835 0 0 0.0
Show 44 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 3,162 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,594 2 0 771.0
2023 Q4 272 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 248 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 965 3 0 3108.8
2020 Q2 1,341 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 959 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 41 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,102 2 0 1814.9
2019 Q1 183 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,313 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,123 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,564 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,359 2 0 847.8
2017 Q4 1,259 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 708 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 739 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,472 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,764 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,363 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 251 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,304 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,316 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,320 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 696 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,144 2 1 932.8
2014 Q2 2,443 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 717 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,854 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,691 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 431 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 28, 2026 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 got out of telehandler and stepped on a metal pan which was on the ground in the path of EE. EE's foot slipped on metal pan. EE fell to ground causing fracture to left wrist.

2018 · 3 incidents

November 27, 2018 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Conveyor was moving heavy rock and became obstructed and stopped. EE was shoveling off rock to free the obstruction and strained abdomen. Employee went to the Dr. on 11/28/18 and was not restricted. EE will have another medical procedure on 12/12/2018 to diagnose the medical condition. The medical notes do not note that incident is related to work at this time.

October 19, 2018 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a hose filled with water up a ladder and as ee got to the top of the ladder and was pulling the rest of the hose up, ee turned to the right and felt a pain in abdomen.

February 6, 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 lifting an oxygen tank and strained abdomen. Employee did not go to the doctor until 7/9/18 and was diagnosed with a hernia.