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CRUSHING & SAMPLING UNIT: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Tooele, Tooele County, UT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4201247

CRUSHING & SAMPLING UNIT has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $981 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
133
citations
32
significant & substantial
$139,362
proposed penalties
$86,672
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $52,690 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bolinder Resources, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
1,189
inspection hours
11.2
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.
133 citations across 1,189 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CRUSHING & SAMPLING UNIT has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $981 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.
$139K
proposed penalties
$88K
current assessed
$87K
paid to date
$981
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $117K in penalties contested before the Commission, $65K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-17.
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.
24.4%
significant & substantial
7.6%
high negligence or reckless
24.4%
reasonably likely or greater
84.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.8% low, 88.5% moderate, 7.6% 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.
16 citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
  • Settled 10 · 63%
  • Still open 6 · 38%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$118K proposed, $66K 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 2026-05-19.
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 2012-584M Settlement Rae 2014 $105K → $55K
WEST 2011-931M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $6K → $4K
WEST 2012-808M Settlement Rae 2014 $5K → $5K
WEST 2012-91M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $725 → $543
WEST 2011-932M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $227 → $227
WEST 2026-0209 Decision pending
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: 2023-12-19
24%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz174 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Cristobalite, respirable1
Show the individual readings (31)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2016-09-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.24 1.63 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-04-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.23 2.17 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 0.18 4.56 Mechanic
2005-06-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.17 0.24 4.88 Bulldozer Operator
2023-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.2 0.95 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.21 0.81 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-09-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.62 0.29 Backhoe Operator
2018-09-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-09-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2015-06-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-04-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.47 0.32 Backhoe Operator
2015-04-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.1 0.3 0.33 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-04 Cristobalite, respirable 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2009-12-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-12-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-11-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.38 0.71 Bulldozer Operator
2005-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2005-06-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.71 0.30 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-08-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.45 0.49 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-08-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 1.35 0.43 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 2.69 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.85 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.37 0.43 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-09-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 1.77 0.36 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-09-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.

CRUSHING & SAMPLING UNIT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Utah, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.89 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Mc Farland & Hullinger 1950 to 2008
  2. Bolinder Company 2008 to 2009
  3. Bolinder Resources LLC 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 39
2025 26
2024 10
2023 7
2022 5
2021 7
2020 5
2019 4
2018 3
2017 3
2016 5
2015 3
2014 3
2013 6
2012 5
2011 7
2010 7
2009 6
2008 8
2007 6
2006 6
2005 5
2004 4
2003 8
2002 6
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CRUSHING & SAMPLING UNIT sits in Tooele County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Tooele County, Utah · Population 76,648
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$101,846
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 3,450 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 11,778 6 1 509.4
2025 Q4 7,766 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,593 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,721 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,110 2 0 486.6
2024 Q4 3,949 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,012 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 639 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 924 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,473 3 0 670.7
2023 Q3 805 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,294 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,365 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,036 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,959 1 1 338.0
2022 Q2 1,349 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 660 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 900 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,417 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,704 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,526 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,533 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 4,651 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,186 3 0 2529.5
2019 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,224 9 1 7352.9
2019 Q2 1,804 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,476 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 902 6 3 6651.9
2018 Q2 852 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,173 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 444 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 456 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,503 2 0 799.0
2016 Q4 2,755 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,417 4 1 1654.9
2016 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,954 3 0 1535.3
2015 Q4 2,661 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,485 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,260 2 1 1587.3
2015 Q1 1,650 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,279 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 523 2 0 3824.1
2014 Q2 1,989 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,953 1 0 338.6
2013 Q4 2,530 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,616 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,939 1 0 340.3
2013 Q1 2,273 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,842 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,796 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,115 3 1 1418.4
2012 Q1 4,044 3 0 741.8
2011 Q4 5,188 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,350 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,297 1 1 303.3
2011 Q1 3,884 28 16 7209.1
2010 Q4 3,748 3 1 800.4
2010 Q3 3,555 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,685 3 2 1117.3
2010 Q1 2,627 1 0 380.7
2009 Q4 3,924 1 0 254.8
2009 Q3 5,890 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,344 4 0 1706.5
2009 Q1 2,250 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 10,375 6 0 578.3
2008 Q1 3,454 2 0 579.0
2007 Q4 2,811 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,247 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,256 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,425 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,010 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,285 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,380 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,820 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,665 1 0 272.9
2005 Q3 1,716 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,261 5 1 2211.4
2005 Q1 1,632 3 0 1838.2
2004 Q4 917 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,114 2 1 1795.3
2004 Q2 155 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,304 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,120 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,372 4 0 914.9
2003 Q2 3,759 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,690 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,008 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,571 7 1 1960.2
2002 Q1 2,594 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,184 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,284 1 0 437.8
2001 Q2 5,084 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,990 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,652 5 0 1885.4
2000 Q2 2,877 5 0 1737.9
2000 Q1 5,343 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 24, 2011 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bolinder Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Had just finished up workplace exam and shimming the cone, done pre-shift inspection and had blown horn for start up and around 8:19 am. Co-worker saw EE lying on conveyor belt with his legs under the magnet. He immediately notified the crusher operator and he immediately shut off the operation.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

June 4, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Farland & Hullinger · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REACHING FOR A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

January 19, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Farland & Hullinger · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYER BELT (NOT RUNNING) AND SLIPPED ON ICE FALLING AGAINST BELT FRAME AND THEN FALLING ONTO THE CONCRETE PAD.