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Mines in Pierce County, Nebraska

Pierce County, Nebraska has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 4 abandoned. 1 accident has been reported at these mines in 2022. Inspectors have issued 89 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Pierce 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 Pierce County →

Mines on register
5
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
89
0 underground · 5 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 4 abandoned 1 reported accidents, 2022
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.
Pierce County, Nebraska · Population 7,312
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$75,938
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
Backus Sand & Gravel 2 1 0
Husker Concrete & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Mid-West Bridge & Construction Company 1 0 0
Willow Creek Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mines in Pierce County5 on register
  1. Backus Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Backus Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501021
    Active
  2. Dredge #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Willow Creek Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501264
    Abandoned
  3. Pierce Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Husker Concrete & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2500226
    Abandoned
  4. Pierce Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Backus Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500188
    Abandoned
  5. Pit No 8
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mid-West Bridge & Construction Company · MSHA ID 2500157
    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.