Paulsen, Inc operator
Controlled by
Larry Paulsen
MSHA operator ID: L12985
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 1997–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
163
citations
33
significant & substantial
$63,285
proposed penalties
$19,648
paid to date
31% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $43,637 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
283
inspections on record
2,692
inspection hours
6.1
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.163 citations across 2,692 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$63K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$43K
outstanding
148 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
1
2017
1
2014
1
2012
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2006
1
2001
1
2000
1
1997
1
Mines on record
- Portable #3 NE
- Gates NE
- Ogallala Pit NE
- Lexington Pit NE
- Portable #1 NE
- Koch's South NE
- McCook Pit NE
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