Mining Incidents

Pit #71 Columbus Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Columbus, Platte County, NE  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2500506

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
38
citations
8
significant & substantial
$5,099
proposed penalties
$4,964
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,857 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,668 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,713 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,307 1 0 433.5
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 2,553 1 1 391.7
2024 Q1 1,340 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 11, 2026 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Struck against stationary object

Crew was spooling in the dredge anchor cable using the winch. The cable started to become off track of the spool when the employee placed their right foot into the cable to prevent it coming off the spool completely. The employee reports their foot slipping off the cable driving their heel into the decking/floor of the dredge causing immediate discomfort to the right ankle.

2014 · 2 incidents

October 23, 2014 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting some rubber and the knife slipped off the rubber hitting his hand. Knife cut approximately 1 inch laceration in right hand near the thumb.

2011 · 1 incident

August 23, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Struck by flying object

The EE had finished welding in the shop, when the wind blew a particle into his left eye. He could not flush it out. Medical facility had to remove a small piece of metal, given RX.

2010 · 1 incident

March 19, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall onto or against objects

A customer drove his pickup truck onto scale to get an empty weight. He got out of the cab and walked around the pickup instead of walking to the end of the scale as the signs say to do. He tried stepping over the scale side rail, it was snowing and he slipped and fell on the rail.

2009 · 1 incident

March 24, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Struck by falling object

The employee was welding an ibeam the steel i beam was rolled over to access the other side, the beam came loose from a chain and fell, about 2 feet onto his left foot. His left big toe was fractured behind the steel toe in his boot. This resulted in a lost time injury

2005 · 1 incident

July 6, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SOME DISASSEMBLED CRUSHER EQUIPMENT BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP, HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE BOWL THREADS, CAUSING A LACERATION AND CONTUSION.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 27, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT TAIL PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR. HE REACHED DOWN TO GRAB THE SHAFT TO POSITION IT WHEN IT SLID OVER AND PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND.

June 2, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS SITTING IN DUMP TRUCK BEING LOADED WITH SAND/GRAVEL. THE LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED THE MATERIAL INTO THE DUMP BOX TOO HARD, WHICH CAUSED THE EE'S BACK TO POP AND LOSE SOME FEELING IN HIS LEFT LEG FOR A LITTLE WHILE. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6/3/04. HE RECEIVED MEDICATION TO RELAX HIS BACK; NO RESTRICTIONS, RETURN TO DRIVE DUMP TRUCK.

2002 · 1 incident

December 12, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN THE EE WAS AT AN MSHA ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING CLASS WHILE SITTING AT A TABLE HE STARTED TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED AND DIZZY. HE STOOD UP AND WAS GOING INTO THE RESTROOM HE FELT LIKE HE WAS GOI NG TO COLLAPSE AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED, HIS VITAL SIGNS WERE OK-HOSPITAL DIAGNOSIS WAS DEHYDRATION AND ELEVATED BLOOD SUGAR-NOT EATING AND CONSUMING ALCHOL THE NIGHT BEFORE.

2000 · 1 incident

March 17, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO KNOCK LOOSE MATERIAL INTO THE ROCK WASHER. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS HIS SHOULDER MUSCLES WERE STRAINED, WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 3/24/00.