Mining Incidents

E.I.A. Sand and Gravel 2: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

E.I.A. LLC · Surface
Controlled by Steve Barenberg
McCook, Red Willow County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500529

E.I.A. Sand and Gravel 2 has $735 in proposed MSHA penalties and $123 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
2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$735
proposed penalties
$612
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $123 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
25
inspections on record
274
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: 274 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

E.I.A. Sand and Gravel 2 has $735 in proposed MSHA penalties and $123 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.
$735
proposed penalties
$735
current assessed
$612
paid to date
$123
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-20.
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.
16.7%
significant & substantial
16.7%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 83.3% moderate, 16.7% 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: 2010-10-06, 15 years ago
1
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-10-06 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. Clarence Gillen Sand & Gravel 1950 to 2007
  2. E.I.A. LLC 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 3
2023 3
2022 2
2021 2
2020 3
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 3
2015 4
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 4
2009 4
2008 4
2007 3
2006 1
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

E.I.A. Sand and Gravel 2 sits in Red Willow County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Red Willow County, Nebraska · Population 10,611
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
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 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 131 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,089 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 565 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 463 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,393 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,055 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 53 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 83 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 364 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 705 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 125 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 354 1 0 2824.9
2020 Q1 198 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 305 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 505 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 817 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 194 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 517 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 574 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 801 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 263 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 444 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 550 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 782 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 724 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 341 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 384 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 538 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 570 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 284 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 385 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 435 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 435 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 28 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 365 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 479 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 333 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 465 1 0 2150.5
2012 Q3 646 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 771 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 822 1 1 1216.5
2011 Q3 828 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 659 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 294 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 738 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 954 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 922 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 366 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 685 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 423 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 157 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 500 1 0 2000.0
2008 Q3 365 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 840 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 260 1 0 3846.2
2007 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 329 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 310 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 28 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 32 2 0 62500.0
2001 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 110 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

October 4, 2012 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
E.I.A. LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

See attachment on 10/05/2012.