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Superior Plant: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Nuckolls County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500065

MSHA record for Superior Plant (mine ID 2500065). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Superior Plant sits in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Nuckolls County, Nebraska · Population 4,089
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,201
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

July 25, 1986 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS MOV3NG ABOUT IN THE DEPARTMENT WHEN WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE

May 5, 1986 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAWING A PIECE 2F PIPE AND GOT FINGER IN BAND SAW

1985 · 4 incidents

July 12, 1985 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED WHILE CHANGING A SILO AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HER TAILBONE ON A PIPE

April 11, 1985 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING TO3GS TO MOVE RAIL -ONLY ONE HAND- TONGS SLIPPED SMASHING THE END OF 1ST FINGER LEFT HAND.

1983 · 1 incident

July 4, 1983 NE · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic OTHER
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Contact with hot objects or substances

LARGE GUST OF WIND CAUSED A BACKFLOW OF STEAM INTO THE EMPLOYEES FACE. STEAM BURNS ON FACE AND EXPOSED NECK AREA