Mining Incidents

COWLES PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Webster County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500197

MSHA record for COWLES PIT (mine ID 2500197). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,071 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

July 13, 1994 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bladen Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

WORKER WAS STEPPING FROM A STOCKPILE TRUCK TO A CATWALK AT THE SCREEN PLANT HE SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FOOTWAY SUPPORT BRACING (4 INCH ANGLE IRON) OF THE CATWALK HE THEN LANDED ON SOFT SAND APPROX 48 INCHES BVELOW HIS ORIGINAL HEIGHT

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