Mining Incidents

Scottsbluff - Kembel Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leah Kembel
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501033

Scottsbluff - Kembel Pit has $6K 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
4
Years on record
1985–1992
Latest incident
May 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
18
citations
7
significant & substantial
$5,970
proposed penalties
$2,421
paid to date
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,549 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
27
inspections on record
299
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: 299 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Scottsbluff - Kembel Pit has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-02.
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
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 347 1 0 2881.8
2022 Q2 192 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q3 367 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 243 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 466 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 291 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 216 1 0 4629.6
2019 Q3 412 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 251 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 65 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 290 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 73 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 201 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 508 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 295 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 422 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 832 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 597 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 51 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 495 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 300 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 225 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 144 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 94 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 537 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 309 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 70 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 685 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 564 1 0 1773.0
2012 Q2 1,114 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 70 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 222 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 672 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,588 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 672 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 474 11 6 23206.8
2010 Q1 392 1 0 2551.0
2009 Q4 587 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,116 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 935 2 1 2139.0
2009 Q1 641 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 766 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,249 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 390 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 502 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 363 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 862 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 614 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,686 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 547 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 883 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 912 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 971 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,236 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 789 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,048 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 924 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,470 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,119 1 0 471.9
2004 Q1 1,752 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 642 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,140 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 101 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

May 23, 1992 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Kembel Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WELDING ON DOG HOUSE IT FELL OVER PINNING FOOT BENEATH

1990 · 2 incidents

August 1, 1990 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Kembel Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING WENCH BRAKE. HIT HIMSELF IN CHIN.

April 5, 1990 NE · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kembel Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. CUT ARM AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

November 9, 1985 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kembel Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HAND CRAN5ING A PONY ENGINE THE CRANK SPUN AROUND HITTING I.NAME IN THE RT FOREARM RESULTING IN THE FRACTURE

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The full compliance file on Scottsbluff - Kembel Pit

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.