Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
St. George, Washington County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201572

Portable Crusher #1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $440 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1985–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
10
significant & substantial
$4,873
proposed penalties
$4,433
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $440 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
284
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: 284 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher #1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $440 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$440
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-02-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 326 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,608 0 0 0.0
Show 63 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 11 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 818 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,614 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 184 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 991 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,940 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,531 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 857 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 400 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 133 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 234 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 235 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 984 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 873 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 768 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 544 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 27 1 0 37037.0
2016 Q4 13 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 128 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 107 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 302 9 1 29801.3
2015 Q3 134 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 45 1 0 22222.2
2015 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 620 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 198 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 2,730 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,271 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,932 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,184 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,890 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,148 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,520 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,902 2 0 408.0
2004 Q2 4,950 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 6,136 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 7,300 2 1 274.0
2003 Q2 8,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,394 5 1 532.3
2002 Q4 13,151 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,556 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,126 1 1 140.3
2002 Q1 4,771 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,268 3 2 478.6
2001 Q3 7,638 7 1 916.5
2001 Q2 5,769 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,839 1 0 171.3
2000 Q4 1,952 4 3 2049.2
2000 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 581 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2004 · 1 incident

August 10, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products · Fall onto or against objects

Working on night shift. The worker was walking by the side of a conveyer with another worker. They had a flashlight but were not using it. The worker tripped and fell on his right knee cutting it on a piece of angle iron.

2002 · 1 incident

November 15, 2002 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS WORKING ON THE SCREEN PLANT. FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK THAT WENT DOWN HIS LEG. HE HAD A BACK INJURY ADN SURGERY IN JAN. 1999 HE THOUGHT ITWAS JUST A FLARE UP FROM THAT. HE DID NOT REPORT A NEW INJURY, THOUGHT REST ON THE WEEHAND WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. SUBSEQUENT TESTING SHOWS NEW INJURY, NEEDS SURGERY.

2001 · 1 incident

May 19, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WHILE PULLING CABLE, STEPPED ON SOFT DIRT CAUSING A KNEE STRAIN. LATER EXAMINATION REVEALED A TORN ACL WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

2000 · 1 incident

July 28, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

AS EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A FEED BELT, HE MISSED HIS FOOTING AND FELL. EE FELL AGAINST A SUPPORT BEAM STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK. *IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT EE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO TH E EMPLOYER UNTI 7-31-00.

1999 · 1 incident

December 13, 1999 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTANCE WORK ON SCREEN DECK EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SCREEN DECK WHEN HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO TRIP & FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN A SPRAINED FOOT & INJ B ACK

1998 · 1 incident

December 17, 1998 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall from ladders

10 FT ABOVE GROUND ON LADDER, SLIPPED, TWISTED AROUND, CAUGHT SAFETY CHAINS, DROPPED 4 FT TO GROUND.

1997 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1997 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Western Rock Products Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SCREWING SCREEN INTO CRUSHER WALKED TO CLEAR SPOT AND SAT DOWN RUBBING CHEST. ASKED CO-WORKER TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL.

May 1, 1997 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WS LIFTING LIGHT STEEL PLATES TO ASSEMBLE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP STEEL PLATE AND TURNED TO THE LEFT, RUPTURING DISK IN LOWER BACK.

1995 · 3 incidents

December 4, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING CRUSHER BELT FEEDER, A LARGE ROCK DISLODGED HIM ON THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD RE-SULTING IN 3 LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES, AND ALSO CRACKED RIBS AND WAS VERY BRU ISED.

September 8, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE AN OVERSIZED LOCK HUNG UP UNDER MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET ON FEED BOLT AT WAS PLANT PUSHED ROCK FREE UNDER FIRST BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND HOLDING SECOND BRACKET ROCK BOUNCED ON MOVING BELT HITTING FINGER AND SEVERING IT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND KNUCKLE.

June 13, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE TRIED TO SHUT OFF CONE PANEL, SWITCH WAS STUCK AND HAD POWER OVERLOAD. FLAMES SHOT OUT, JUMPED TO GET AWAY, AND TO REACH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. LANDED ON LEG WRONG, RESULTING IN CRACKED FOOT AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEG.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1994 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SHOVELING UNDER TAIL PULLEY SLIPPED DOWN UNDER IT KNEE BUCKELD UNDER HIM STARTED TO STING & HURT THEN SWELLING OCCURRED

August 17, 1994 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF GRIZZLY LOST BALANCE FELL ONTO CATCH BOX ON 60FT FEED BELT

1993 · 4 incidents

October 13, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS SETTING UP CONVEYORS. HE WAS PUSHING ON A POLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. IT WAS ASSUMED HE HELD THE POLE TOO HIGH TO PUSH PROPERLY.

July 8, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING BELTING WITH A SHARP KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

April 3, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING ON THE WASH-PLANT IN PREPARATION TO DO SOME WELDING. THE GRINDER JUMPED BACK, CUTTING HIS LEFT CHEEK.

February 22, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING UNDER THE CONVEYOR, THE TWISTING MOTION CAUSED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK- WITH PAIN SHOOTING DOWN THE BACK OF HIS LEGS.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 8, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

SETTING UP CONVEYOR. CONVEYOR COLLAPSED. CONVEYOR STAND FELL STRIKING LOWER LEFT LEG. FRACTURED LEFT TIBULA 2' ABOVE ANKLE.

August 11, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING THE LOADER FAST TO KEEP THE PLANT FULL. THE UP AND DOWN, SIDE TO SIDE MOTION CAUSED BACK STRAIN.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 28, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING DIRT UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT TWISTED BACK WHILE SHOVELING DOC DIAGTNOSED PAIN AS A PINCHED NERVE & RECOMMENDED 7 DAYS REST AT HOME

1989 · 1 incident

October 24, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE STACKER BELT THE SHOVEL HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO TURN TO ONE SIDE THE SHOVEL TOUCHED THE MOVING BELT WHICH CAUSED THE HANDLE TO MASH HIS FINGER AGAINST T HE STACKER DR DRAINED BLOOD FROM UNDER FINGERNAI102689 I NAME DIDNT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR OR SHOW UP FOR WORK UNTIL 1 03089

1986 · 3 incidents

April 11, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING CON5EYOR BUCKET SLIPPED AND FELL ON RT HAND CRUSHING IT

February 27, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS CLEANING WI3DOWS ON LOADER, HIT HEAD ON SIDE MIRROR, CUTTING FOREHEAD REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES

February 19, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall from machine

WAS WORKING ON 7RUSHER FELL 3 1/2' TO GROUND CUT LEFT SIDE OF BODY UNDERNEATH ARM DURING FALL.

1985 · 1 incident

July 2, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING V BELT BACK ON PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN HAND SLIPPED. FINGER WENT UNDER BELT AND PULLEY. 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS FRACTURED AND CUT.

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