Mining Incidents

#401 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leah Kembel
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500924

#401 has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
93
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 93 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#401 has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 367 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,034 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 64 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 626 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 76 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 141 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 508 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,566 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,092 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,381 1 0 724.1
2002 Q3 1,250 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,456 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,018 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,374 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,436 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,104 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,016 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 830 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,218 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,629 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

November 22, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

LOADER OPERATOR HAD REMOVED A CHAIN OFF THE LOADER BUCKET. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER BUCKET.

February 16, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS FROZEN GROUND SLIGHT SURFACE THAWING SLIPPED ON ICE.

1987 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER RAN TRUC5 IN DITCH. RECEIVED CUTS AND ABRASIONS

June 25, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WRENCH SLIPPED 2ITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. BROEK CAP ON TOOTH.

1986 · 1 incident

July 25, 1986 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVER SLAMMED 0INGER IN TRUCK END GATE DID NOT REPORT INJURY

1985 · 1 incident

June 22, 1985 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kembel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GENERAL MAINTENCE ON TRUCK, TRYUING TO TURN A BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED HIT THUMB. THUMB ON LEFT HAND BROKEN

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The full compliance file on #401

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.