Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher Unit FMetal/Nonmetal

LeGrand Johnson · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
James Town, Sweetwater County, WY · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202042
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

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

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

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

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing sampler bracket from product conveyor and strained lower back.

2006 · 3 incidents

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.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

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

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING BELT, SLIPPED & CUT UPPER LEFT THIGH.

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

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

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.