Mining Incidents

Kearney County Gravel Operation Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kearney County-NE
Minden, Kearney County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501089

Kearney County Gravel Operation has $304 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Kearney County Gravel Operation.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1995
Latest incident
Oct 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$304
proposed penalties
$304
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
6
inspections on record
40
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: 40 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kearney County Gravel Operation has $304 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.
$304
proposed penalties
$304
current assessed
$304
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 132 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 514 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 485 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 315 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 256 2 0 7812.5
2005 Q3 507 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 559 0 0 0.0
Show 21 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 213 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 379 2 1 5277.0
2004 Q3 576 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 428 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 174 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 392 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 550 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 472 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 508 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 389 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 408 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 413 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 106 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 437 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 399 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1995 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Kearney County Road Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BUMPED RETAINING PIPE WHICH HOLDS WHEEL. TENSION FROM THE WHEEL KICKE DPIPE FREE WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD AND CUT HIS LIP.

September 5, 1995 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kearney County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE GRIZZLY SCREEN & TWISTED & WRENCHED BACK

1993 · 1 incident

October 18, 1993 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kearney County Road Department · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO LIFT PIPE; BAR SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS TOE.

1992 · 1 incident

May 26, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kearney County Road Department · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS WELDING A SHIELD WITH NUMBER 9 WIRE PULLED WIRE BACK WAS STILL HOT AND BURNED GROIN AREA.

1991 · 1 incident

October 29, 1991 NE · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kearney County Road Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING IRON,IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BUCKET AND IRON.RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT ON THE INSIDE BETWEEN 2 TOP JOINTS.

1988 · 1 incident

August 25, 1988 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kearney County Road Department · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

PONTOON UNDER THE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE BOAT AND SHORE TILTED CAUSING WALKWAY TO TIP AND EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WALKING BETWEEN BOAT AND SHORE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL IN PIT AND TWIST HIS BACK

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Kearney County Gravel Operation

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.