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RED CLOUD (LATTA): 66 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael Werner
Red Cloud, Webster County, NE  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2501132

RED CLOUD (LATTA) has $19K 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
3
Years on record
1993–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
66
citations
21
significant & substantial
$18,963
proposed penalties
$12,278
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,685 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Werner Aggregates, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
34
inspections on record
415
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: 415 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RED CLOUD (LATTA) has $19K 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-12.
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.
31.8%
significant & substantial
3.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.8%
reasonably likely or greater
60.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.0% low, 93.9% moderate, 3.0% 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.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 3 · 100%
50%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
75%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $2K 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 2021-02-08.
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 2021-0087 Settlement Miller 2021 $9K → $2K
CENT 2012-713M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $343 → $343
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-08-07
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-08-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-06-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-06-14, 10 years ago
3
samples
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-06-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 SF ORE TRANSFER
2016-06-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
2014-05-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Olson Gravel Company 1991 to 1996
  2. Bladen Sand & Gravel Inc 1996 to 2026
  3. Werner Aggregates, Inc. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 2
2024 2
2023 3
2022 2
2021 3
2020 6
2019 4
2018 4
2017 3
2016 3
2015 4
2014 3
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 3
2005 2
2004 4
2003 3
2002 2
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

RED CLOUD (LATTA) sits in Webster 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.
Webster County, Nebraska · Population 3,385
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,197
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
2026 Q2 1,769 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 251 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,336 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,513 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 33 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,099 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,433 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,555 3 1 1929.3
2024 Q1 290 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,631 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,551 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,928 1 0 518.7
2023 Q1 495 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,528 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,386 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,559 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 166 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,889 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,064 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,791 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 166 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,133 5 1 4413.1
2020 Q3 1,226 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,935 7 2 2385.0
2020 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,764 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,003 4 0 1332.0
2019 Q2 2,394 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 164 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,553 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,305 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,721 7 3 2572.6
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,869 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,869 2 0 1070.1
2017 Q2 1,925 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 1,893 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,839 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,383 3 1 2169.2
2016 Q1 175 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 920 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,017 5 3 2478.9
2015 Q2 1,865 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 337 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 593 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,307 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,870 5 3 2673.8
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,050 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,806 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,163 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,170 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,921 3 1 1561.7
2012 Q1 201 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,659 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,033 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,102 3 1 2722.3
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,003 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,410 3 0 2127.7
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 951 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,290 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,110 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 188 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 914 4 0 4376.4
2008 Q3 1,399 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,676 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,319 5 4 3790.8
2007 Q2 1,401 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 99 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,276 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,899 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,054 6 1 2921.1
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 778 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,165 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,214 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,228 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,125 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,272 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 307 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,751 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,256 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 218 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,109 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,537 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 942 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 444 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,238 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,578 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 660 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 992 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2020 · 1 incident

October 6, 2020 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bladen Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While prying a hose onto pipeline, prybar slipped and struck employee in the face, causing a minor laceration. Liquid bandage applied at medical facility.

2000 · 1 incident

April 11, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bladen Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

ASSISTING IN BIN RELINING. LOST FOOTING AND INTO EMPTY BIN (TOTAL DISTANCE LESS THAN 4 FT) LANDED ON LEFT HIP, RESULTING IN A BRUISE.

1993 · 1 incident

July 9, 1993 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Olson Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A MACHINE JACK TO ELEVATE A DREDGE PUMP ON FRAME THE HANDL OF THE JACK SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT CHECK BONE THE JACK WAS NOT ALL THE WAY ON THE CA TCH.