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Mines in Merrick County, Nebraska

Merrick County, Nebraska has 12 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 1 intermittent, 9 abandoned. 38 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1986 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 252 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Merrick 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 Merrick County →

Mines on register
12
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
252
0 underground · 12 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 12 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 9 abandoned 38 reported accidents, 1986–2023
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.
Merrick County, Nebraska · Population 7,696
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,849
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
Overland Sand & Gravel Company 4 2 0
Overland Sand & Gravel Company 2 0 0
York County Department Of Roads 2 0 0
Fargo Gravel 1 0 0
Hamilton County Highway Department 1 0 0
Knight Asphalt Inc 1 0 0
Vontz Paving Inc. 1 0 0
Mines in Merrick County12 on register
  1. Grigsby East Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2500772
    Active
  2. Blue Chip Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501057
    Active
  3. Dredge #5-1 (Grigsby Pit)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501135
    Abandoned
  4. Dredge 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vontz Paving Inc. · MSHA ID 2501241
    Intermittent
  5. Eagle Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500497
    Abandoned
  6. WIDGA PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2500308
    Abandoned
  7. Hamilton County Highway Dept
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hamilton County Highway Department · MSHA ID 2500876
    Abandoned
  8. Knight Asphalt Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knight Asphalt Inc · MSHA ID 2500790
    Abandoned
  9. Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · York County Department Of Roads · MSHA ID 2500776
    Abandoned
  10. Pit #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · York County Department Of Roads · MSHA ID 2500775
    Abandoned
  11. Bankson
    Surface metal/non-metal · Overland Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501134
    Abandoned
  12. York County Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fargo Gravel · MSHA ID 2501139
    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.