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Kirkpatrick Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface

Controlled by Larry Paulsen

Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2500202

Kirkpatrick Pit has $971 in proposed MSHA penalties and $366 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

1990–1992

Latest incident

Apr 1992

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2015

7

citations

2

significant & substantial

$971

proposed penalties

$605

paid to date

62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $366 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

29

inspections on record

272

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: 272 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kirkpatrick Pit has $971 in proposed MSHA penalties and $366 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$971

proposed penalties

$971

current assessed

$605

paid to date

$366

outstanding

5 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-18.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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
2025 Q4	1,250	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,468	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,371	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	487	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,583	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,672	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,839	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,231	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,434	1	0	697.4
2023 Q3	1,727	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,705	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	1,491	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	1,344	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	1,654	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	1,470	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	1,047	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	1,689	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	1,510	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	1,581	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	1,116	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	1,341	1	0	745.7
2020 Q3	1,625	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,507	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	71	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	1,350	1	1	740.7
2019 Q3	1,692	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	1,237	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	10	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,508	1	0	663.1
2018 Q3	1,845	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	1,621	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	12	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,794	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	1,906	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	1,977	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	977	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	1,706	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	1,886	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1,773	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	472	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,846	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,201	1	0	454.3
2015 Q2	2,020	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	426	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,080	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,399	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	1,195	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	190	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,018	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,449	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1,145	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	246	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,157	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,913	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	2,053	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	294	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1,049	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	1,415	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	1,323	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	688	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,006	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,467	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,231	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	491	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,172	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,703	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,497	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	687	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	1,372	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	1,905	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	1,578	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	329	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1,558	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	2,053	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	2,570	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	704	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1,498	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	1,670	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,244	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,261	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,367	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,384	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,839	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	723	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,305	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	1,562	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	1,683	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	708	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,308	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	1,681	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	1,532	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	323	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,249	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	1,562	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	1,349	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	356	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	1,365	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,351	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	1,706	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	405	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	872	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,374	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	1,367	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	361	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 1 incident

April 27, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

C Kirkpatrick & Son Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WIPENING WATER OFF OF DRUM DID NOT WAITING UNTIL DRUM WAS TO TALLY STOPPED AND GLOVE WAS DRAWN INTO PINCH POINT ONE FINGER WAS PINCHED.

1990 · 1 incident

June 19, 1990 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C Kirkpatrick & Son Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRAVEL PUMP PLUGGED WITH ROOTS,EMPL WENT TO HELP UNPLUG PUMP AS SECTION PIPE WAS REMOVED IT SWUNG UP AND ? PIPE CUT EMPL HAND.

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