Mining Incidents

Pit #50 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
GRETNA, Douglas County, NE  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2501146

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Feb 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
47
citations
5
significant & substantial
$6,194
proposed penalties
$6,064
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
2017 Q4 2,662 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 611 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 589 2 0 3395.6
2017 Q1 7,285 1 0 137.3
2016 Q4 10,847 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 10,260 3 0 292.4
2016 Q2 637 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,960 2 0 505.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2015 · 1 incident

February 20, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a hydraulic pump and felt a pop in his back. Caused back pain and numbness and tingling into his legs.

2013 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2013 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Swinging a sledge hammer on some ice buildup over the conveyor base when he lost grip of the hammer, causing his left pinky finger to be smashed in between the hammer and the frame. he reports the bottom half of his fingernail is "popped back" with a "blood blister" noted to the side of the affected finger.

June 27, 2013 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking up a hill with a tool box. The tool box broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground.

2012 · 1 incident

September 19, 2012 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was climbing down a ladder and a piece of iron fell from the top of the ladder striking him in the left foot.

2010 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

Former employee told his supervisor that he hurt his right shoulder in a bar fight in March 2010, but he was being treated for right shoulder pain before this because of his job, told supervisor on 6/21/10

June 11, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was terminated on Monday June 14, 2010. It was after he was terminated that he told his supervisor that he was hosing down a walkway and fell backwards, straining his lower back.

2009 · 1 incident

June 25, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

When changing screens on the rotary, the employee's right index finger tip was pinched between the hoisting chain and the rotary. The employee's finger nail was removed and sutured.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 19, 2008 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Using a pry bar to line up bolt holes on rubber hose for dredge pipe line, pry bar pinched right middle finger, required stitches.

November 6, 2008 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was pushing the plastic fusing machine by hand with a lot of force and felt immediate pain in back of right lower leg, in the calf area. Received medical attention, RX for pain and muscle relaxant and several days of restricted work activity.

2002 · 1 incident

September 5, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS HELPING TO DISMANTLE THE DREDGE WHEN DOING SO HE MOVED A FLANGED PIPE THAT SLID AND TIPPED OUT OF THE SADDLE PINCHING AND SEVERING THE END OF THE EE'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE PIPE FRAME AND CORNER OF THE DREDGE CABIN. THE EE HAD SURGERY ON 9-6-02 TO PIN BONE ON THE END OF THE THUMB.