Mining Incidents

Pit #83, Ashland Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Portable, Saunders County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501133

Pit #83, Ashland has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1992–2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
21
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: 21 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pit #83, Ashland has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 289 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 625 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,638 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,879 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 7,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 920 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,804 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,266 1 0 121.0
2000 Q2 5,858 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,158 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2000 · 1 incident

August 15, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

THE EE WAS PULLING 0N A PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A 3" FITTING, WHEN THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STIRKE HIS FOREHEAD ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE DREDGE. THE MINER LACERATION NEEDED STITC HES.

1998 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1998 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL FROM THE DREDGE WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE FELL HE GRABBED THE EXPANDED METAL TO BREAK HIS FALL. WHEN DOING SO HI S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE EXPANDED METAL CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION AND CUTTING A TENDON. THE EE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO REPAIR THE TENDON AND SUTURES. RETURNED NEXT SHIFT.

April 15, 1998 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE EE HAD SHGUT DOWN THE DREDGE BECAUSE OF A SEVERE STORM AND WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO THE JON BOAT WHEN THE WAVES TIPPED THE BOAT THROWING THE EE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE DREDGE WITH HIS LEFT S HOULDER, CAUSING CONTUSIONS & DISLOCATION OF HISLEFT SHOULDER.

1997 · 1 incident

May 8, 1997 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASSISTING WIHT ADDING SOME 40' SECTIONS OF PIPE TO DREDGE PIPELINE. EMP WAS WRAPPING A CHAIN AROUND THE DREDGE PIPELINE WHEN WIND CAUSED PIPELINE TO SHIFT. THIS CAUSED SLACK IN CHAIN T TO TIGHTEN UP, PINCHING THE TIP OF EMPS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

1995 · 1 incident

April 12, 1995 NE · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF IN A FOUR POINT STANCE HOLDING A UTILITY KNIFE IN HIS RT HAND, WHILETRYING TO BEND 3/4" THICK LIVE RUBBER OVER BACKWARDS TO CUT IT. EMP SET RT KNEE ON UTILITY KNIFE WHICH CAUSED 1 1/2" CUT ON RT KNEE, STITCHES.

1994 · 1 incident

May 6, 1994 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL PRY BAR TO TRYO TO REMOVE A TREE BRANCH FROM THE DREDGE CUTTER HEAD WHEN THE BRANCH SNAPPED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREAT MENT FOR THREE BROKEN BONES IN HIS LEFT HAND THEEMPLOYEE HAD TWO DAYS LOST TIME & THEN RETURNED TO WORK TO OPERATE THE DREDGE

1993 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1993 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS HELPING INSTALL A SECTION OF PIPE IN THE PIPELINE, WHEN HE GRABBED THE END OF THE PIPE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT BY A SHARP BURR ON THE END OF THE PIPE. THE 1/2" LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

June 3, 1993 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLLYEE STATED HE WAS PUTTING PIPELINE TOGETHER WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR JERKED THE BUCKET CAUSING THE PIPE TO STRIKE HIS RT KNEE LOADER OPERATOR DID NOT OBSERVE THIS & STA TED IT DID NOT OCC UR THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 3 WEEKS LATER AT WHICH TIME HE QUIT FOR VARIOUS OTHER REASONS TWO MONTHS PRIOR HE MENTIONED QUITTING & FAKING INJURY

1992 · 1 incident

June 3, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REPLACING A SHAKER BEARING WHEN A 5' STEEL PRY BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A 1" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4-5 STITCH

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