Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher Unit F Metal/Non-Metal

LeGrand Johnson · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
James Town, Sweetwater County, WY  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202042

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
134
citations
38
significant & substantial
$57,320
proposed penalties
$57,320
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,164 2 1 324.5
2025 Q2 613 3 1 4894.0
2025 Q1 2,689 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,999 2 0 400.1
2024 Q3 643 7 1 10886.5
2024 Q2 5,994 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,884 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 415 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 6, 2025 WY · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor MACHINERY
LeGrand Johnson · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing the motor on feed conveyor, using grinder to cut off an old bolt when grinder shifted and made contact with left index finger

2021 · 1 incident

July 14, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LeGrand Johnson · Struck by flying object

EE was removing a bearing from a tail pully, and while striking the bearing race with a hammer, a tiny piece of fragmented steel came off, striking the EE just above the safety glasses in the eye brow. The fragmented piece embedded in the bone and had to be removed.

2020 · 1 incident

November 11, 2020 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LeGrand Johnson · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was tasked to clean out a screen box adjacent to the #2 screen, that got overloaded with materials. As they finished, they climbed down the ladder after cleaning off screen component and felt light discomfort in the right knee.

2010 · 1 incident

August 8, 2010 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was installing a new screen. He was pulling and twisting and hurt his lower back.

2009 · 1 incident

August 10, 2009 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing sampler bracket from product conveyor and strained lower back.

2006 · 3 incidents

June 14, 2006 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Struck by flying object

Shoveling OT Belt. It was windy and dusty. Eyes got full of dust and sand. Eye kept hurting through the next day.

March 27, 2006 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Heavy lifting. Tearing out crusher plant, pinched nerve, strain. Sharp pain shooting down leg.

January 4, 2006 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carpal tunnel in left wrist, ongoing for quite some time. Caused by steering loader - using joy stick with left hand.

2005 · 1 incident

March 21, 2005 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Struck by flying object

Rock chipped and piece of something went into left eye. Went to doctor and he drilled out imbedded peice of metal.

2004 · 3 incidents

July 6, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading Metal chutes into the Bobcat when he smashed and cut his ring finger on the right hand

April 27, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Le Grand Johnson Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

climbing into loader, hand slipped off hand rail, right foot wedged between step and bumper of loader

2003 · 2 incidents

May 20, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

EE WAS SETTING UP CRUSHER & PUTTING IN PROTECTIVE RAILING WHEN IT SHIFTED, HE THEN FELL BREAKING HIS HEEL.

February 13, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

EE WAS ON CONVEYOR BELT TRYING TO LOOSEN A TURNBUCKLE, WHEN IT GAVE WAY HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS ANKLE & FRACTURED HIS LEFT HEEL.