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Blue Chip Pit: 38 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Nebco Inc
Silver Creek, Merrick County, NE  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2501057

Blue Chip Pit has $5K 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
1989–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
38
citations
7
significant & substantial
$5,121
proposed penalties
$5,121
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Overland Sand & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
38
inspections on record
409
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: 409 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blue Chip Pit has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
18.4%
significant & substantial
5.3%
high negligence or reckless
18.4%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.3% low, 89.5% moderate, 5.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-07-17
10
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-07-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 Laborer, Bullgang
2024-09-25 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.33 Dredge/Barge Operator
2024-09-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-05-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2022-05-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-09-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-06-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-26 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Zieg Sand & Gravel 1986 to 1988
  2. Overland Sand & Gravel Company 1988 to 2007
  3. Overland Sand & Gravel Company 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 7
2024 7
2023 5
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 5
2018 5
2017 4
2016 3
2015 3
2014 3
2013 0
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 3
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Blue Chip Pit sits in Merrick 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.
Merrick County, Nebraska · Population 7,696
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,849
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,808 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,351 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 2,498 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,535 1 0 394.5
2025 Q2 1,986 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,032 1 0 492.1
2024 Q4 2,165 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,242 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,115 1 0 472.8
2024 Q1 1,890 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,101 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,035 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,035 3 0 1474.2
2023 Q1 1,338 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,787 1 0 559.6
2022 Q3 2,024 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,251 1 0 444.2
2022 Q1 1,822 6 0 3293.1
2021 Q4 1,582 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,755 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,736 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,601 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,805 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,694 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,534 4 3 1578.5
2020 Q1 1,517 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,811 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,821 3 1 1647.4
2019 Q2 2,786 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,287 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,214 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,463 2 0 812.0
2018 Q2 2,110 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,806 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,205 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,106 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,877 2 1 1065.5
2017 Q1 1,524 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,715 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,716 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,814 1 0 551.3
2016 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,155 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,434 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,235 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 193 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 841 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,547 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,185 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 101 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 714 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,319 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 940 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 931 2 0 2148.2
2010 Q3 1,128 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,364 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 462 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 806 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,235 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 752 2 0 2659.6
2009 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 707 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,385 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,308 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 51 1 0 19607.8
2007 Q4 662 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,142 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 941 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 125 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,094 3 1 2742.2
2006 Q1 204 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 840 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,186 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 814 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,271 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,843 2 1 703.5
2004 Q2 1,954 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,266 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 540 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,114 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 530 1 0 1886.8
2003 Q1 314 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 499 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 717 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 212 1 0 4717.0
2002 Q1 108 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,548 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 454 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,103 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,371 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 868 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,019 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 517 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2023 · 1 incident

May 10, 2023 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

They were adding a pipe to the sand slurry line and the flanges weren't lining up so EE pushed it.

2015 · 1 incident

November 12, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were lifting a pipe using a loader and chain. An employee was adjusting the chain and positioned his body under the loader bucket. The loader operator lowered the bucket to provide slack in the chain pinching the ground employee between the loader bucket and pipe, breaking three ribs.

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 3 incidents

August 30, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS UNPLUGGING GRAVEL OUT OF A GRAVEL WASHER AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE GRAVEL WASHER.

August 17, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING TOP OUT OF CULVERT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF ALUMIUM.

August 3, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS LOADING EQUIPMENT WHEN A BUG BIT HIM ON THE FACE.