Employee was grinding rivets on a belt splice, high wind condtions, outdoors. Wind blew small metal fragment into right eye. Employee washed out eye and continued work. Eye remained irritated. Sought medical attention on 8/4/9
Portable Crusher #3 Metal/Non-Metal
Werner Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael Werner
Grand Island,
Hall County,
NE
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2501228
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2006–2009
- Latest incident
- Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
35
citations
10
significant & substantial
$5,840
proposed penalties
$5,840
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 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,070 | 1 | 1 | 934.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,074 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 967 | 1 | 0 | 1034.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 487 | 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
3 on file2009 · 1 incident
July 30, 2009
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
Werner Construction Co · Struck by flying object
2007 · 1 incident
July 4, 2007
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Werner Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Worker was cleaning a crusher interior. While dismounting, he slipped and did the "splits" while recovering. This hyper-extended his right groin muscle.
2006 · 1 incident
September 30, 2006
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Werner Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Worker was performing servicing operations on a portable crusher. Work requires considerable bending at the waist. Upon straightening from a flexed position, worker noticed sharp pain at lower back and down left leg. Worker has experienced pinched nerve in this area in the past.