Mining Incidents

Portable #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface
Controlled by Larry Paulsen
North Platte, Lincoln County, NE  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2501072

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,748
proposed penalties
$3,295
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 1,414 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,569 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,692 4 0 2364.1
2025 Q1 348 1 0 2873.6
2024 Q4 1,844 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,634 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,646 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,070 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

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

September 15, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Paulsen Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The retaining clip slipped off of the winch causing the winch handle to spin free hitting the miner in the right hand fracturing his little finger.