Mining Incidents

Boyden Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Nebco Inc
Fairbury, Jefferson County, NE  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2500149

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
36
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,947
proposed penalties
$3,947
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 3,400 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,331 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,565 1 0 280.5
2025 Q1 426 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,699 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,813 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,802 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 415 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 5, 2017 NE · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Beatrice Sand & Gravel · Accident type, without injuries

Pit supervisor was pushing dirt, when backing up the operator lost track of where operator was at and backed over a berm causing the Caterpillar D6H Dozer to roll backwards 270 degrees landing vertical on it's blade. The operator was able to exit the machine without any injuries. The dozer caught on fire, the fire department was call and the fire was extinguished.

2015 · 1 incident

September 28, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beatrice Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In work boat tied off to the dredge, pulling on 3/4" ratchet wrench to tighten 7/8" diameter bolt. On 9/30/15 went to clinic because of low back pain.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 20, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Consolidated Sand & Gravel · Struck against stationary object

Miner walked down the walkway ramp to the boat dock and stepped from ramp to dock (an 8" tall riser ht.)Felt back pain. Did not slip or fall . We took him to E.R. Diagnosis was muscle spasms or sprain. Adm. and injection, 2 Rx's , told to stay home today and apply ice. Can repot to work on 7/21/11 if feeling ok.

July 15, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidated Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removed 1 section of dredge pipe (mounted on a pontoon) and pushed it to the bank of the lake with motorized work boat. The pipe ran into the bank causing pipe to slip over edge of work boat and pin miner's left leg between the pipe and bench seat of the work boat.

2006 · 1 incident

May 1, 2006 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

UNLOADING JUNK IRON AND A PIECE FELL ON EE'S FOOT. NO BROKEN BONES, BUT FOOT WAS BRUISED. PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTED EE TO STAY OFF FOOT 2 DAYS THEN REPORT BACK TO WORK.

2005 · 1 incident

October 21, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Affected miner & two other miners were lifting a cable block from the rear of a mobile crane. Before the block was completely lowered to the ground, the other two miners let go of the block, which caused the affected miner to feel a jolt. After feeling discomfort for 1 week, the affected miner went to a chiropractor and received one treatment on 10-28-05.

2000 · 1 incident

December 27, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A COLLECTOR CHUTE FROM THE SCREENING PLANT AND WHILE IT WAS BEING LOWERED IT SWANG AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRED 7 SUTURES.