Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Laramie, Albany County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800529

Portable Crusher #1 has $2K 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
17
Years on record
1985–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,852
proposed penalties
$1,852
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
207
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: 207 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 $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-04.
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
2021 Q1 40 1 0 25000.0
2020 Q4 138 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 693 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 612 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,166 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,223 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,911 3 0 1030.6
2016 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 696 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 975 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 406 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,407 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 15,075 2 1 132.7
2012 Q3 11,202 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 11,529 1 0 86.7
2011 Q2 11,790 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 12,130 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 11,067 3 2 271.1
2010 Q3 12,266 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,582 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,216 1 0 108.5
2009 Q4 265 2 0 7547.2
2009 Q3 4,611 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,601 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,584 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,096 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 9,062 3 0 331.1
2003 Q4 9,340 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,812 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,092 1 0 110.0
2003 Q1 8,457 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,682 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,272 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,048 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,654 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,814 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,980 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,166 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,744 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,093 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,928 1 0 126.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2014 · 1 incident

July 17, 2014 WY · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking around/ between pallets right foot caught on pallet corner lost balance and right foot planted on ground and twisted causing fracture to right foot.

2011 · 2 incidents

June 1, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Strain/Sprain to right shoulder while climbing into a 980 front end loader.

April 2, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Fall from machine

While climbing up the ladder on 415 loader, at the 2nd rung, Employee missed grabbing the handrail with his left hand. As a result, he swung backward and to the right, hitting the left-rear loader tire with his back and went to the ground. Upon landing, he hit the ground with his left palm and right elbow.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 3, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EE HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. EE DID NOT INFORM HIS SUPERVISOR OR COMPLETE AN INJURY REPORT. ON A LATER DATE HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED & HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE EYE EXAMINED. EE INFO RMED DOCTOR THAT INJURY OCCURRED AT WORK. DOCTOR REMOVED A METAL PARTICLE & PRESCRIBED MEDICATION. MCC CONTESTED CASE AS TO WHETHER INJURY OCCURRED AT WORK. WTO W/C DETERMINED ON 8/4/03 THIS

2001 · 1 incident

September 28, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER BELTING MATERIAL WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE PULLING BLADE ACROSS THE MATERIAL. AS EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING HIS CUT THE BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELTING MATERIAL AND TH E EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG BONE AND RIGHT KNEE. LACERATION WAS CLEANED AND CLOSED WITH SUTURES.

2000 · 1 incident

March 14, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Fall from machine

THE EE WAS DESCENDING HIS HAUL TRK WHEN HIS FOOTING MISSES THE LAST STEP (LADDER RUNG) AND HE FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK. THE EE SUSTAINED A SORE BACK. THE EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN & PLACED ON 2 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

1999 · 1 incident

April 30, 1999 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

SORTS BACK ALL WEEK WHILE OPERATING SCRAPER. HE NOTICED BRUISING ON LOWER BACK ON WEEKEND AND EE CONTACTED SUPERVISOR. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC TRIGGING ACCIDENT.

1998 · 1 incident

February 20, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A SCRAPER HIT A BUMP WRONG AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN BACK.

1997 · 1 incident

April 2, 1997 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND TURNED IN HIS SEAT TO LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING CONTESTED.

1995 · 1 incident

November 6, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING CAT SCRAPER & BOUNCED OVER ROCKTHE OPERATOR SEAT BROKE & JARRED OPERATORS BACK.

1994 · 1 incident

August 19, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Fall from ladders

EE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE FRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SOTTOME RUNG AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK THE BOTTOM RUNG HAD MUD BUILD UP ON IT.

1989 · 1 incident

March 29, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE NOSE BY A FLYING ROCK WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE CLEANING. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE.

1988 · 1 incident

April 11, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck by flying object

A PIECE OF LIMESTONE ROCK WAS THROWN FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKED AND RELEASED FROM EMERGENCY WITH A SCRATCH. HE COMPLAINED OF BLURRED VISIO N AND WAS GIVEN A DAY OFF TO REST.

1987 · 1 incident

April 24, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING A METAL SLEEVE FROM THE BACK OF A PICK-UP AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRUCK TAILGATE AND THE SLEEVE.

1986 · 1 incident

March 13, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Fall from machine

FALL AFTER LOAD3NG TRUCK; DRIVER DISMOUNTING LOADER, SLIPPED ON TOP STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN LOWER BACK INJURY.

1985 · 1 incident

September 17, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Wyoming Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING A GUST OF WIND EXTREMELY WINDY ALL DAY BLEW A SHEET OF PLYWOOD WHICH HIT HIM IN BACK.

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The full compliance file on Portable Crusher #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.