Mining Incidents

West Wash Plant #10 Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Kurt Croell
Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4801357

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2011–2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
111
citations
33
significant & substantial
$41,711
proposed penalties
$36,253
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 2,417 3 2 1241.2
2025 Q3 3,424 4 1 1168.2
2025 Q2 3,473 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 610 1 0 1639.3
2024 Q2 3,605 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 208 4 3 19230.8
2023 Q3 673 4 0 5943.5
2023 Q2 3,451 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

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

December 19, 2023 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Croell, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was using excavator to dig out a silt containment area when the bank gave way causing excavator to roll into hole. Excavator came to a stop with cab side down and operator was stuck inside. EMS arrived on scene and was able to extract EE and transport to area hospital.

2022 · 2 incidents

November 21, 2022 WY · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Croell, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The EE was breaking up frozen sand from around the sand screen with a frost bar and felt a tear in their right shoulder. The EE has had an MRI and is working restricted duty.

July 8, 2022 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Croell, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was assisting co-worker to remove a shaft from a tail wheel when a piece of metal broke off and punctured EE's left arm. EE was transported to Urgent Care to remove the foreign material. EE's arm was cleaned, x-rayed, and given prescribed antibiotics. EE obtained a Return to Work Release with no restrictions.

2015 · 1 incident

August 15, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simon Contractors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was carrying punch plate screen with another employee, it pulled away from other employee and caused injured employee to drop his side. The plate smashed his hand cutting open his middle finger.

2013 · 1 incident

August 1, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Simon Contractors · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding on a conveyer, after he had gone home he felt a muscle in his neck get sore. He went to the emergency room where he was diagnosed acute Torticollis (sore neck).

2012 · 1 incident

November 6, 2012 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Simon Contractors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was attempting to clean a conveyor pulley while it was in operation with a pry bar agaist company policy and without any directive to do so. Pry bar was caught by conveyor and smashed employee hands against conveyor frame causing laceration to digits of the right hand. Operation was stopped and re-training was completed.

2011 · 1 incident

July 7, 2011 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simon Contractors · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing screens on a screen deck and hit his head on an angle iron bracket causing a small laceration to his scalp. Laceration was sutured and employee return to full duty on 07/08/2011 after a safety shut down and repositioning of angle iron brackets.