Mining Incidents

Dredge #5-1 (Grigsby Pit)Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Nebco Inc
central city, Merrick County, NE · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501135
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2004–2016
Latest incident
Aug 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee experienced light headedness, weakness, seeing spots, and tightness in the chest while repairing a winch on the dredge. Prognosis has not been disclosed to the employer as of the time of this report.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was greasing a dewatering screw when elbow locked up & miner felt a pop in the joint. Miner did not report incident to management until 6/3/16 and did not seek medical treatment until 6/7/16. Miner was referred to another doctor on 6/21/16. We currently do not know the extent or cause of the injury but the miner is still working under light restrictions.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Moving a large tool chest and needed to slide it over, pushed against it with the right shoulder and arm and strained a muscle on the right side of the body.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was trying to repair an area on a conveyer using a long bar and the bar came in contact with a rotating part causing the bar to flip and his right pinky finger got caught in the guard and lacerated the top of his finger.