Mining Incidents

MARXSEN SAND & GRAVEL: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Marxsen Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Craig Marxsen
Richland, Colfax County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501166

MARXSEN SAND & GRAVEL has $779 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
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
7
citations
2
significant & substantial
$779
proposed penalties
$667
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $112 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
26
inspections on record
179
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: 179 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MARXSEN SAND & GRAVEL has $779 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.
$779
proposed penalties
$667
current assessed
$667
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $412 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-07.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
71.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 85.7% moderate, 0.0% 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 57% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$412 proposed, $0 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 2010-10-04.
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 2011-10M Withdrawal Tureck 2012 $300 → $0
CENT 2008-710M Withdrawal Lesnick 2009 $112 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Marxsen Sand & Gravel 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 1
2017 1
2016 2
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MARXSEN SAND & GRAVEL sits in Colfax 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.
Colfax County, Nebraska · Population 10,541
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,720
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
2019 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 352 1 0 2840.9
2019 Q1 4 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 114 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 341 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 213 0 0 0.0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 172 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 310 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 395 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 563 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 328 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 532 1 0 1879.7
2015 Q2 625 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 103 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 149 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 457 2 0 4376.4
2014 Q2 572 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 87 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 112 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 62 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 138 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 164 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 34 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 72 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 253 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 178 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 49 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 156 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 94 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 236 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 295 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 78 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 186 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 277 1 0 3610.1
2008 Q1 37 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 19 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 102 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 159 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 62 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 67 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 99 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 216 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 28 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 49 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 101 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 157 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 238 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 97 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 66 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 247 2 2 8097.2
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 74 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 148 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 164 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 72 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 102 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 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.