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PIT #81, FULLERTON: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Nance County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501014

MSHA record for PIT #81, FULLERTON (mine ID 2501014). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Central Sand & Gravel Company 1984 to 1989
  2. Central Sand & Gravel Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PIT #81, FULLERTON sits in Nance County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Nance County, Nebraska · Population 3,342
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,438
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 15, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTING DOWN TO DRAIN THE COOLER ON DREDGE WHEN HE STOOD UP HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE OF THE DREDGE THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE & WAS UNABLE TO WALK HE RECEIVED MEDIC AL ATTENTION & HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK THERE COULD BE POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT KNEE

1991 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1991 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS OPENING BIN DOOR WHEN LATCH ON DOOR STUCK HE WAS TREATED ONCE FOR PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPL HAS NOW DEVELOPED COMPLICATIONS & MAY REQUIRE SURGERY FOR PINCHED NERVE TO RELIEV PAIN.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS IT WAS UNSAFE TO PUMP, THEREFORE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING TO SHORE. HE HAD THROWN THE TIE DOWN ROPE TO A FELLOW EMPLOYEE. THE SAND WAS BLOWING AND IT PENETRATED T HE RIGHT EYE.

June 19, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE PIPE WRENCH STRUCK EMPLOYEES CHEST & HE FELL TO THE GROUND