Unstable oversized material in the jaw crusher was not secured. EE attempted to manually chain it, exposing their hand to a pinch point between the rock and crusher wall. This resulted in a pinch injury causing a laceration to the middle finger on the left hand.
Portable Crusher No. 1 Metal/Non-Metal
Rango Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Rodney W George; Timothy Rosengren
seligman,
La Paz County,
AZ
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0203387
Portable Crusher No. 1 has $986 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
8
citations
2
significant & substantial
$986
proposed penalties
$986
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
10
inspections on record
89
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: 89 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 No. 1 has $986 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$986
proposed penalties
$986
current assessed
$986
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 9,342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 12,829 | 2 | 1 | 155.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,974 | 1 | 0 | 506.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2026 · 1 incident
April 8, 2026
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Rango Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
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