Mining Incidents

Overton Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Paulsen Inc · Surface
Controlled by Larry Paulsen
Phelps County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500319

MSHA record for Overton Pit (mine ID 2500319). 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
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Sawyer Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Paulsen Inc 1986 to 1993
  3. Paulsen Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Overton Pit sits in Phelps County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Phelps County, Nebraska · Population 8,983
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,988
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

1990 · 2 incidents

September 10, 1990 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paulsen Inc · Fall from machine

FRONT END LOADER WENT TO STEP OFF MISSED STEP FELL ON GROUND

July 26, 1990 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Paulsen Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALK PLANK ON PONTOON BROKE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ON IT.