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Backus Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Alice Jean Backhaus
Pierce, Pierce County, NE  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2501021

Backus Sand & Gravel has $32K 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
1
Years on record
2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
82
citations
30
significant & substantial
$32,455
proposed penalties
$32,455
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
52
inspections on record
641
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: 641 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Backus Sand & Gravel has $32K 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2025 Q4 4,840 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,872 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,103 3 0 587.9
2025 Q1 2,731 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,449 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,493 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,503 2 0 444.1
2024 Q1 1,535 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,443 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,677 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,670 11 4 1940.0
2023 Q1 1,436 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,993 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,358 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,678 5 4 1068.8
2022 Q1 2,082 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,389 1 1 227.8
2021 Q3 6,125 1 0 163.3
2021 Q2 4,605 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,226 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,620 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,182 6 0 970.6
2020 Q2 5,663 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,446 1 0 691.6
2019 Q4 3,256 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,045 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,715 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,752 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,776 4 1 1059.3
2018 Q3 5,136 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,490 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 634 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,399 3 1 682.0
2017 Q3 4,864 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,431 1 1 225.7
2017 Q1 599 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,065 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,962 7 3 1410.7
2016 Q2 5,104 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,323 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,775 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,792 2 0 417.4
2015 Q2 4,584 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 740 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,546 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,049 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,504 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,812 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,420 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,209 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,781 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,312 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,664 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,471 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,994 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,339 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,189 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,204 1 0 192.2
2011 Q2 4,438 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,275 3 0 2352.9
2010 Q4 3,331 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,519 4 2 885.2
2010 Q2 6,364 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,066 13 7 12195.1
2009 Q4 3,230 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,329 4 3 924.0
2009 Q2 4,288 3 1 699.6
2009 Q1 1,179 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,018 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,025 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,373 1 0 186.1
2008 Q1 1,767 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,488 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,929 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,332 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,849 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,814 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,121 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,358 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,077 1 0 928.5
2005 Q4 1,744 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,855 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,343 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,797 1 0 556.5
2004 Q4 2,554 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,853 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,034 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 932 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,549 1 0 645.6
2003 Q3 4,668 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,215 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 839 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,889 1 1 529.4
2002 Q3 3,263 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,589 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 347 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,800 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,162 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,539 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 548 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,619 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,865 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,488 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 990 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

May 4, 2022 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Backus Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

Individual was working on log washer with a coworker. Tool EE was using slipped causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall.

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