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Ogallala Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface

Controlled by Larry Paulsen

Ogallola, Keith County, NE · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2500413

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2014
Latest incident: Apr 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

citations

significant & substantial

$1,944

proposed penalties

$1,944

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	1,210	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,471	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,651	0	0.0
2025 Q1	287	1	3484.3
2024 Q4	689	0	0.0
2024 Q3	948	1	1054.9
2023 Q3	0	0
2023 Q2	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

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

April 14, 2014 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY

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

Dredge operator was releasing the brake on the positioning winch, as the pressure was transferred to the winch handle he lost his grip and the winch handle came back around striking his hand. The supervisor took employee to the clinic and treated for swelling. On 04/16/14 employee was examined and it was determined that he has broken a bone in his index finger on right hand.