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Sutherland Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Croell, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Kurt Croell

Sutherland, Lincoln County, NE  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2500738

Sutherland Pit has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2022–2025

Latest incident

Aug 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

28

citations

5

significant & substantial

$3,407

proposed penalties

$3,191

paid to date

94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $216 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

25

inspections on record

225

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: 225 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sutherland Pit has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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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

$151

outstanding

27 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-16.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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
2025 Q4	1,569	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	3,158	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,878	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	0	0	0
2024 Q4	3,269	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,275	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	2,606	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	0	0	0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,329	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	1,598	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	2,196	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	544	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	960	2	0	2083.3
2022 Q3	1,863	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	2,052	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	764	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	823	8	0	9720.5
2021 Q3	1,285	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	0	0	0
2021 Q1	0	0	0
2020 Q4	1,169	1	0	855.4
2020 Q3	1,838	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	1,596	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	839	3	0	3575.7
2019 Q3	2,333	2	1	857.3
2019 Q2	1,923	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	432	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	2,386	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,456	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	2,243	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,135	1	0	468.4
2017 Q1	97	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	1,477	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	1	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	651	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	892	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,826	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	1	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	265	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,522	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	1	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	775	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,486	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	2,111	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	638	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	2,440	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	226	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,028	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,766	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,332	6	1	4504.5
2010 Q1	135	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	2,070	0	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,650	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	867	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	830	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	687	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,187	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,474	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,865	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,346	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	2,183	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,215	3	2	1354.4
2004 Q1	727	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	1,196	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	1,639	1	1	610.1
2003 Q2	1,620	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	697	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,088	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	1,410	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	1,711	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	1,036	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	969	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	391	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 8, 2025 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Croell, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was driving a T-post to anchor the dredge along the berm. When the T-post driver was lifted higher than post, upon downward strike the EE's hands were caught between the post and the driver. EE stated they were not wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

2022 · 1 incident

June 13, 2022 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Croell, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was moving a water line under the wash plant when they slipped and fell into a support beam. The impact caused a laceration above the employee's left eye. The employee was seen at a local Urgent Care and received stitches.

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