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Darr Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Glen Olmstead
Dawson County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501018

MSHA record for Darr Pit (mine ID 2501018). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Overton Sand & Gravel Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Darr Pit sits in Dawson County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Dawson County, Nebraska · Population 24,020
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$65,383
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

1988 · 1 incident

August 25, 1988 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Overton Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

TWO MEN CARRYING A PIPE, ONE MAN DROPPED HIS END OF PIPE AND CAUSED LACERATION ON OTHER MANS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEES HAND WAS ATTENDED BY PHYSICIAN AND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.