Mining Incidents

Pit #8 Oreapolis Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Plattsmouth, Cass County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2500735

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$420
proposed penalties
$420
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q4 4,363 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 732 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,652 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,732 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

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

March 9, 2007 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Co · Contact with hot objects or substances

Welding on rotary in maintenance building, when a spark burnt through his welding glove, causing burn to left thumb. Went to the Dr and received prescription fo anti-biotic.

2004 · 1 incident

January 6, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH REMOVING SCREENS FROM THE ROTARY WHEN THE SCREEN SLIPPED & THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN WENT UNDER HIS GLOVE, CUTTING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

2001 · 1 incident

June 20, 2001 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Co · Struck against a moving object

ON 6/21/01 THE EMPLOYEE DECLINED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION, THEN ON JULY 11, 2001 HE REQUESTED TO SEE HIS DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT. STATUS CHANGED TO REPORTABLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, WHEN HE HIT A BUMP & THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT JARRING HIS BACK, HIS LEFT ARM ALSO HIT THE SEAT ARM REST WHEN REACHING FOR THE CB RADIO.