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Ulrich Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Ulrich Gravel Inc · Surface

Controlled by Scott Ulrich; Wes Ulrich

Ord, Valley County, NE · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 2500888

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2009–2015
Latest incident: Mar 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$155,522

proposed penalties

$83,015

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	2,685	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	2,850	4	2	1403.5
2025 Q2	2,853	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	905	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	5	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,835	0	0	0.0
2023 Q4	2,462	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	2,769	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

March 17, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Ulrich Gravel Inc · Drowning

The driver was operating a articulated truck hauling dirt from the back of the lake. Driver lost control of the vehicle for an undetermined reason and drove the vehicle over the berm and into the lake. Operator was removed from the truck and transported to local hospital then later moved to Kearney then transferred to Omaha Hospital where he died on 3/19/15.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

August 13, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Ulrich Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On dredge there is one hand winch used for moving tail section. The operator went to release winch and the cotter key holding the gear reduce shaft broke sending the handle free and it swung around hitting operator in arm causing a slight gash and bruise on his arm.