Croell, Inc. operator
Controlled by
Kurt Croell
MSHA operator ID: L06685
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 72
- Mines on record
- 21
- Years on record
- 1987–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,032
citations
186
significant & substantial
$207,528
proposed penalties
$193,348
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,180 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
680
inspections on record
7,333
inspection hours
14.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.1,032 citations across 7,333 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$208K
proposed penalties
$194K
current assessed
$193K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
1,020 assessments are final orders; 51 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 25 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 13 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- OTHER 3 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
4
2024
1
2023
2
2022
6
2021
4
2020
1
2019
4
2018
5
2017
6
2016
3
2015
5
2014
1
2013
2
2012
1
2011
3
2010
1
2009
3
2008
5
2007
2
2006
5
2005
4
2004
1
2002
1
1987
1
Mines on record
- Crusher Plant #1 WY
- Crusher 1 WY
- West Crusher #4 SD
- Sutherland Pit NE
- West Wash Plant #12 MT
- West Wash Plant #10 WY
- SMITH PIT WI
- WASHCREW #1 IA
- West Wash Plant #11 WY
- Crusher 2 WY
- Goose Island Pit NE
- Douglas Wash Plant WY
- Wash Plant 5 SD
- The Power Plant Pit IA
- West Screen Plant #1 SD
- Dredge 1 NE
- Wash Plant 1 SD
- Clarksville Wash Crew #2 IA
- Dirt Crew 1 IA
- Croell Pit WI
- Olson Pit-Trempealeau WI
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