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KEARNEY PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Buffalo County
Buffalo County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500099

MSHA record for KEARNEY PIT (mine ID 2500099). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Ownership history
  1. Buffalo County Highway Department 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

KEARNEY PIT sits in Buffalo County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Buffalo County, Nebraska · Population 50,323
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$74,570
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 1 incident

February 11, 1997 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo County Highway Department · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS OPENING THE GRAVEL BIN SO GRAVEL COULD RUN INTO HIS TRUCK. THE DOOR WAS FROZEN SHUT AND HE TUGGED ON IT, HURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1992 · 1 incident

February 6, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo County Highway Department · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS WORKING UP ON THE GRAVEL BIN BUILDING A CAT WALK.RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PIT INSPECTOR.HE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES WITH HIS FEET UNDERNEATH THE LADDER.HE SLIPPED AND FELL SIDEWAYS BUM PING HIS RIGHT KNEE.