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Kolberg Screener: 18 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Sinclair Sand and Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Jack Sinclair
Verdel, Knox County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501210

Kolberg Screener has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
18
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,303
proposed penalties
$2,303
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
27
inspections on record
247
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: 247 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Kolberg Screener has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-20.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
11.1%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 72.2% moderate, 11.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 39% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 43%
  • Stood as issued 4 · 57%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-10-31.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2011-55M Dismissal Lesnick 2011 $837 → $837
CENT 2012-116M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $300 → $300
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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.

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-08-15, 10 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF GENERAL
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. Sinclair Sand and Gravel 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2022 1
2021 2
2020 2
2019 1
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 1
2013 2
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Kolberg Screener sits in Knox 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.
Knox County, Nebraska · Population 8,362
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,821
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
2022 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 181 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 148 3 1 20270.3
2020 Q3 285 1 0 3508.8
Show 68 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 23 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 72 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 231 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 114 3 0 26315.8
2018 Q3 302 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 22 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 83 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 200 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 143 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 129 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 207 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 50 1 0 20000.0
2016 Q1 67 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 141 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 259 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 165 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 31 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 70 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 7 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 291 1 1 3436.4
2013 Q2 166 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 137 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 80 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 56 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 152 3 0 19736.8
2011 Q2 164 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 82 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 300 4 4 13333.3
2010 Q2 47 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 161 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 178 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 65 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 156 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 186 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 56 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 42 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 34 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 26 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 11 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6 2 0 333333.3
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 88 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.