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ABEL SPUR MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Surface

Controlled by Nebco Inc

Ashland, Saunders County, NE · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2500984

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 13
Years on record: 2000–2015
Latest incident: Dec 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$17,340

proposed penalties

$17,340

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
2016 Q4	3,998	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	3,381	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	4,434	3	0	676.6
2016 Q1	3,477	1	1	287.6
2015 Q4	4,855	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	4,681	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	5,365	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	3,833	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

13 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

December 24, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was backing up a trailer during a time of snowfall, and, because of ground conditions caused by the weather, the trailer became stuck. When the employee exited his truck to assist in freeing it, he slipped and fell as he was walking, and landed on his upper back / ribcage area. The fall resulted in a strained back muscle.

January 15, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee suffered a back strain while removing an 8' fiberglass ladder from a wall mounted storage rack. Employee was taken to a clinic for evaluation and was given a prescription for a muscle relaxer. It was also advised that he be restricted to Light / Medium lifting duties.

2014 · 1 incident

August 11, 2014 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

A foreign object made its way into the ee's right eye when grinding on a metal drive sprocket. Safety goggles were worn by the ee but continued to fog up. The foreign object may have entered the eye when removing the goggles to clear the lens. The ee's eye was irritated & required medical attention of removing a rust spot & prescribing an antibiotic to clear up the irritation.

2011 · 1 incident

January 27, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was holding a steel tubular spring with a apair of vise grips while another EE attempted to cut the steel with a hacksaw. The hacksaw slipped and cut the EE's hand resulting in four stitches. Both EE's were drug tested per co. policy. The injured EE tested positive for illegal drugs and was suspended until a 2nd and conclusive drug test is completed in approx. a week.

2010 · 1 incident

October 29, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving a metal component approx. 30 pounds when he lost his grip and dropped the object. The metal component bounced off of the concrete slab and hit his left shin, which caused a laceration.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 4, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had respiratory allergic reaction to fumes in the shop caused by heating of a urethane liner attached to a steel chute being worked on. The allergic reaction caused asthma like symptoms and required medication to counter the reaction.

January 21, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was lifting a metal wear shoe out of a steel 55 gallon drum when he cut his hand on a sharp piece of metal on the inside of the steel drum. The laceration of the hand required eleven stitches.

2007 · 1 incident

January 31, 2007 NE · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Shop foreman slipped on ice outside of shop and fell. Left ankle was twisted and strained. Scraped right knee. Did not require doctor visit date of incident. He requested doctor visit on 2-15-07. Doctor diagnosed minor swelling & prescribed Tylenol as needed and follow up doctor visit on 2-26-07.

2004 · 1 incident

October 11, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Lifting an x-brace, lost footing in sand causing finger to get caught between x brace and a piece of beam. smashed middle finger on left hand causing two lacerations and broken finger tip.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2003 NE · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE WELDING HE PULLED TRIGGER ON MIG WELDER BEFORE HELMET WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. HOT SPARK FLEW INTO LEFT EYE BURNING CORNEA & CONJUNCTINAL SAC.

May 27, 2003 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

HOISTING A GEARBOX, THE RIGGING BROKE AND GEARBOX FELL TO FLOOR AND ON EE'S LEFT FOOT. BROKE A BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

2001 · 1 incident

June 13, 2001 NE · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

OPERATING D-7 DOZER. SAND AND DIRT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE, VERY WINDY DAY.

2000 · 1 incident

May 9, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BACK (LOWER)WHILE LIFTING RAILROAD TIES