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Gates Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface

Controlled by Larry Paulsen

Gates, Custer County, NE · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2500216

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2000–2017
Latest incident: Apr 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

citations

significant & substantial

$1,126

proposed penalties

$1,126

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	1,507	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,689	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,784	0	0.0
2025 Q1	231	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,130	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,379	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,284	1	437.8
2024 Q1	820	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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

April 15, 2017 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Paulsen Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was operating a hand winch adjusting the dredge position. EE felt hand get weak followed by a sharp pain. EE was taken to a doctor where the hand was x-rayed and wrapped. EE was released to go back to work at normal job with restricted use with EE's right hand. EE was released back to full duty one week later.

2000 · 1 incident

July 7, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Paulsen Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ONT HE SUCTION PIPELINE ON THE GRAVEL DREDGE WHEN THE COMBONATION WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND THE WRENCH STRUCK HIS FACE BELOW THE LEFT EY E CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.