Mining Incidents

SEMPEK SAND & GRAVEL: 29 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Sempek Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Joseph F Sempek Jr
Genoa, Platte County, NE  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2500868

SEMPEK SAND & GRAVEL has $3K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
29
citations
5
significant & substantial
$3,414
proposed penalties
$3,414
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
41
inspections on record
333
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: 333 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SEMPEK SAND & GRAVEL has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-25.
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.
17.2%
significant & substantial
3.4%
high negligence or reckless
17.2%
reasonably likely or greater
41.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.8% low, 82.8% moderate, 3.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2026-03-25
7
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-03-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2023-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-08-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2015-07-28, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2015-07-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
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. Sempek Sand & Gravel 1950 to 2018
  2. Sempek Sand & Gravel 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 2
2024 3
2023 2
2022 2
2021 3
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SEMPEK SAND & GRAVEL sits in Platte County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Platte County, Nebraska · Population 34,358
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$72,335
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 1,728 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 243 1 0 4115.2
2025 Q4 1,134 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,674 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 1,053 2 0 1899.3
2024 Q3 1,728 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 378 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,344 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,755 1 0 569.8
2023 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,107 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,593 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,458 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 1,458 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,755 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 81 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,377 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 720 1 0 1388.9
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 936 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 960 2 0 2083.3
2018 Q3 1,566 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,323 3 0 2267.6
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,728 2 1 1157.4
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 912 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,728 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 1,320 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 792 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 936 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 576 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,416 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,647 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,056 1 0 947.0
2011 Q3 1,536 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,641 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 324 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 720 2 1 2777.8
2010 Q3 1,782 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 123 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,113 1 0 898.5
2009 Q3 1,782 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 420 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,344 2 0 1488.1
2008 Q3 1,728 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,488 2 1 1344.1
2008 Q1 70 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,625 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 261 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,365 1 0 732.6
2006 Q3 1,870 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,735 5 2 2881.8
2006 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 820 1 0 1219.5
2005 Q3 1,150 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,140 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 980 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,222 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,020 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 460 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 860 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 39 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 980 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 840 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 960 1 0 1041.7
2001 Q2 960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 564 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 554 1 0 1805.1
2000 Q2 820 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 60 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.