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Alda Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael Werner
Hall County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500492

Alda Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Deweese Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 2
1994 3
1993 2
1992 4
1991 4
1990 4
1989 8
1988 13
1987 10
1986 14
1985 13
1984 14
1983 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Alda Pit sits in Hall County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Hall County, Nebraska · Population 62,431
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$67,549
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 18, 1994 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Deweese Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKER HAD EXPERIENCED LOWER ABOMINAL PAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HE PASSED IT OFF AS GROWTH PAINS HE IS 20. ON INCIDENT DATE, HE WAS ASSISTING IN ADDITION OF SLUICE PIPE. HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE AB DOMINAL PAIN. SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING AN INGUINAL HERNIA.