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Mines in Dawson County, Nebraska

Dawson County, Nebraska has 25 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 5 intermittent, 18 abandoned. 11 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1988 and 2018. Inspectors have issued 269 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Dawson County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Dawson County →

Mines on register
25
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
269
0 underground · 24 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 25 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 18 abandoned 11 reported accidents, 1988–2018
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dawson County, Nebraska · Population 24,020
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$65,383
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Paulsen, Inc 8 0 0
Overton Sand & Gravel Company 5 2 0
Paulsen Building & Supply Inc 3 0 0
Gayman Sand & Gravel 2 0 0
Kirkpatrick Sand & Gravel Inc 2 0 0
Weston Sand & Gravel 2 0 0
Apex Sand & Gravel, LLC 1 0 0
Carl Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Garner'S Dragline Service 1 0 0
Mines in Dawson County25 on register
  1. SMITH PORTABLE DREDGE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overton Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501066
    Active
  2. Kearney Interstate Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overton Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501328
    Active
  3. LEXINGTON PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overton Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501010
    Abandoned
  4. Lexington Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2500263
    Intermittent
  5. Portable #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen, Inc · MSHA ID 2500540
    Intermittent
  6. Kirkpatrick Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2500202
    Intermittent
  7. Koch's South
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2501019
    Abandoned
  8. Koch'S North
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2501063
    Abandoned
  9. KEARNEY PIT 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carl Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2501151
    Abandoned
  10. Darr Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overton Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501018
    Abandoned
  11. Koch's South
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2500693
    Intermittent
  12. DARR PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weston Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501181
    Abandoned
  13. Darr Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kirkpatrick Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500916
    Abandoned
  14. Darr/Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Apex Sand & Gravel, LLC · MSHA ID 2501331
    Intermittent
  15. Dump Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kirkpatrick Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500816
    Abandoned
  16. Elm Creek Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gayman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500917
    Abandoned
  17. GARNER'S DRAGLINE SER
    Surface metal/non-metal · Garner'S Dragline Service · MSHA ID 2501067
    Abandoned
  18. Gothenburg Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gayman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501016
    Abandoned
  19. Overton Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overton Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2500312
    Abandoned
  20. Paulsen Base Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Paulsen Building & Supply Inc · MSHA ID 2500897
    Abandoned
  21. Paulsen Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Building & Supply Inc · MSHA ID 2500269
    Abandoned
  22. Paulsen Pit No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Building & Supply Inc · MSHA ID 2500910
    Abandoned
  23. Portable Dredge #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2501090
    Abandoned
  24. Portable Dredge #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paulsen Inc · MSHA ID 2501091
    Abandoned
  25. WESTON SAND AND GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weston Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501169
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.