Welder was grinding the hinges off of a tail pulley cover to straighten and replace them when the grinder kicked back and caused a minor laceration their left thumb. The laceration needed stitches resulting in a recordable incident. Employee was wearing all of the required PPE at time of incident.
Superior Crusher #2 Metal/Non-Metal
Simon Contractors
· Surface
Controlled by
Colas S A
Rapid City,
Pennington County,
SD
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3901658
Superior Crusher #2 has $4K 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2021–2024
- Latest incident
- Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
22
citations
1
significant & substantial
$3,676
proposed penalties
$3,676
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
10
inspections on record
139
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: 139 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Superior Crusher #2 has $4K 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
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 | 2,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,042 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,147 | 9 | 0 | 2859.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,810 | 3 | 0 | 1067.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,402 | 3 | 1 | 1249.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 2,431 | 5 | 0 | 2056.8 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,499 | 1 | 0 | 400.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,852 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2024 · 1 incident
Simon Contractors · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2021 · 1 incident
Simon Contractors · Struck by rolling or sliding object
rock rolled off the screen and caught right ring finger tip between rock and metal chute edge
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