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West Wash Plant #11 Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Kurt Croell

Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4801664

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2015–2022
Latest incident: Aug 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

citations

significant & substantial

$23,204

proposed penalties

$17,446

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	0	0	0
2025 Q3	826	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,072	7	1	3378.4
2025 Q1	1,755	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	0	0	0
2024 Q2	0	0	0
2024 Q1	0	0	0
2023 Q3	0	1	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 26, 2022 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Croell, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a straight edge to cut a conveyor belt w/box cutter knife. The blade slipped & cut EE's left wrist/forearm. EE was transported to ER by a co-worker. EE had a surgical procedure to repair a torn nerve, tendon, and artery and discharged from ER after surgery. EE is off work for 2 weeks w/a RTW restriction of no use of left hand/arm for 3 months upon return to work.

2021 · 1 incident

July 30, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Croell, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing tail pulley in conveyor while sliding shaft into bearing when it became wedged and wouldn't move. Employee tried to adjust the bearing to finish sliding the shaft in when the bearing shifted causing the safety to slip and fall thus pinching employee's right hand between the shaft and conveyor structure.

2015 · 1 incident

April 1, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Willits Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was cutting a piece of heater hose with a razor blade to repair the leak in the excavator. He cut through the hose and then his left thumb. He went to a doctor and had 13 stitches put in.