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Pit #3: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by York County - Ne
Merrick County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500775

Pit #3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. York County Department Of Roads 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1989 1
1988 2
1987 3
1986 2
1985 2
1984 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pit #3 sits in Merrick County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Merrick County, Nebraska · Population 7,696
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,849
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 1, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
York County Department Of Roads · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROPE WINCH WHEN WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT HAND.