Mines in Nebraska: 133 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 133 open mines in Nebraska, run by 71 operators and employing 872 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,773 citations and orders there with $1,012,919 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 100 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Werner Aggregates, Inc.; Paulsen Inc; Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co.. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 133
- Operators
- 71
- Employees
- 872
- Intermittent
- 93
- Active
- 37
- New Mine
- 2
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 13
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,773
- Significant and substantial
- 274 (15.5%)
- Closure orders
- 34
- High negligence or reckless
- 151
- Proposed penalties
- $1,012,919
- Amount paid so far
- $615,982
- Inspections
- 961
- Inspector hours on site
- 9,086
- Citations per inspection
- 1.84 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 108
- Injury and illness cases
- 100
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Nebraska
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Nebraska
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill | Ash Grove Cement Company | Cass County, NE | Cement | 111 | 450 |
| Weeping Water Mine | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Cass County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 95 | 100 |
| Fort Calhoun Underground Mine | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Washington County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 102 | 92 |
| Kerford Limestone Company | Kerford Limestone Company | Cass County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 72 | 91 |
| Preferred Sands of Genoa | Preferred Proppants LLC. | Nance County, NE | Sand, common | 58 | 82 |
| Johnson Trucking Sand & Gravel #2 | Dale R Johnson Enterprises Inc. | Butler County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 35 |
| Barnston Quarry | Hard Rock Quarries, LLC. | Gage County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 3 | 34 |
| Whetrock Inc (Portable2 | Whetrock Inc | Cass County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 33 |
| Broadfoot #2 | Broadfoot Sand & Gravel Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 29 |
| Portable #1 | CenCon of Kansas LLC | Franklin County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 25 |
| Seitz Quarry | Beatrice Concrete Company | Gage County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 23 |
| Turkey Creek Pit | Broadfoot Sand & Gravel Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 19 |
| Matteo Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. | Matteo Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. | Madison County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 18 |
| Portable 1 | Diamond Lime LLC | Nuckolls County, NE | Crushed, broken stone | 5 | 17 |
| West Center Sand | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Douglas County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 14 | 15 |
| Ulrich Pit | Ulrich Gravel Inc | Valley County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 15 |
| Spud Sand & Gravel | Spud Sand & Gravel LLC | Holt County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 15 |
| DuBois Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Pawnee County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 14 |
| Pit #40 Waterloo | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Douglas County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 14 |
| Perry Pit | McCook Concrete Inc | Red Willow County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 14 |
| Blue Chip Pit | Beatrice Sand & Gravel | Merrick County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 14 |
| Portable #1 | Paulsen Inc | Lincoln County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 13 |
| Minden Pit | Mid-Nebraska Aggregate Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Scottsbluff Portable Barge | Simon Contractors | Scotts Bluff County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Wann Plant | Western Sand & Gravel Company | Saunders County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Fremont Plant | Western Sand & Gravel Company | Dodge County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 12 |
| Lexington Pit | Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating | Keith County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 12 |
| West Point South Plant | Stalp Gravel Inc | Cuming County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 11 |
| Dredge 2 | Vontz Paving, Inc | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Portable #1 | Maverick Rentals LLP | Cass County, NE | Crushed, broken stone | 1 | 11 |
| Grigsby East Pit | Beatrice Sand & Gravel | Merrick County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 10 |
| Louisville West | Western Sand & Gravel Company | Sarpy County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 10 |
| Brodrick | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Clay County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Alda Pit | Mid-Nebraska Aggregate Inc | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Ogallala Pit | Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating | Keith County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 9 |
| Jeffres #3 | Jeffres Sand & Gravel | Brown County, NE | Sand, industrial | 4 | 9 |
| Boyden Pit & Plant | Beatrice Sand & Gravel | Jefferson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 9 |
| Mintle | Triple G RediMix LLC | Thomas County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 9 |
| Parker Pits | Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Company | Lancaster County, NE | Fire clay | 4 | 8 |
| Thayer County Pit | Thayer County Roads Department | Thayer County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 8 |
| Gravel Pit #1 | Butler County Hwy Dept | Butler County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 8 |
| Amman Pit | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Franklin County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Belvidere Pit | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Thayer County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Schaaf Pit | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Johnson3 | Johnson Sand & Gravel Corp | Polk County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Elizabeth Valley Pit (ev Pit) | Southwest Gravel Products LLC | Phelps County, NE | Sand, industrial | 2 | 8 |
| Pit #52 Gretna Bottoms | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Sarpy County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 7 |
| Smith Portable Dredge | Overton Sand & Gravel Company | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 7 |
| Island Landhandlers LLC | Island Landhandlers LLC | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 7 |
| Plainview West | Bazile Aggregate | Antelope County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 7 |
| Two Rivers Sand & Gravel | Two Rivers Sand & Gravel | Douglas County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 7 |
| Portable Crusher #4 | Werner Construction Inc. | Scotts Bluff County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 7 |
| Portable Dredge #1 | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Thayer County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 7 |
| Gravel Crusher | Vontz Paving, Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 7 |
| Darr/Pit | Central S&G Co | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 10 | 6 |
| Richards Gravel Pit, Inc | Richards Gravel Pit | Hitchcock County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 6 |
| Lexington Pit | Paulsen Inc | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 6 |
| Adams Bros Pit | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Nuckolls County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 6 |
| Portable #3 | Paulsen Inc | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 6 |
| North Valley Sand | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Douglas County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 5 |
| Indianola Pit | Paulsen Inc | Red Willow County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 5 |
| Smith Pit | Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating | Deuel County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 4 | 5 |
| Odessa Pit | Paulsen Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Jeffres #1 | Jeffres Sand & Gravel | Garfield County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Pit #1 | Edward D. Broadfoot & Sons Sand & Gravel Corp | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Dredge 1 | Vontz Paving, Inc | Merrick County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Elm Creek | Paulsen Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| Lakeside Mine | Lakeside Sand and Gravel LLC | Hitchcock County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 5 |
| W&R (Alex) Pit & Plant | Beatrice Sand & Gravel | Thayer County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 5 |
| Gladstone Pit | Haddan Lime Products LLC | Jefferson County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 5 |
| Sand Pit | Hitchcock County | Hitchcock County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 5 |
| Sand Creek Pit & Plant | Western Sand & Gravel Company | Saunders County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 4 |
| Pit #73, Bellwood | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Butler County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 4 |
| Red Cloud (latta) | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Webster County, NE | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 4 |
| Portable Crusher #3 | Werner Construction Inc. | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| GP-01 | Grit Group, LLC | Lincoln County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| Jeffres #2 | Jeffres Sand & Gravel | Loup County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Goose Island Pit | Croell, Inc. | Lincoln County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| Portable Dredge #2 | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Scotts Bluff County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 4 |
| M & M Lime | Logic 1 Lime, LLC | Jefferson County, NE | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 4 |
| Ogallala Portable Barge | Simon Contractors | Keith County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 4 |
| Portable Plant #1 | Vakoc Excavating LLC | Knox County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 4 |
| Lowline | Lostriver Sand & Gravel, Inc | Scotts Bluff County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 4 |
| Portable Dredge 5 | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Buffalo County, NE | Sand, common | 1 | 4 |
| Wisner Plant | Stalp Gravel Inc | Cuming County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 0 | 4 |
| Bluff Aggregate LLC | Bluff Aggregate LLC | Saunders County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 3 |
| Kirkpatrick Pit | Paulsen Inc | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Gates | Paulsen Inc | Custer County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Ogallala Pit | Paulsen Inc | Keith County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| West Pit | Arps Gravel & Concrete Inc | Colfax County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 3 |
| Sutherland Pit | Croell, Inc. | Lincoln County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Plant 1 | Hooker Brothers Sand & Gravel Inc | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Plant 2 | Hooker Brothers Sand & Gravel Inc | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Nebraska Portable Barge | Simon Contractors | Deuel County, NE | Dimension stone | 2 | 3 |
| Crusher #3 Portable | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Platte County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Windmill Pit | Mid-Nebraska Aggregate Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Portable Dredge 4 | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Portable Dredge 6 | Werner Aggregates, Inc. | Keith County, NE | Sand, common | 2 | 3 |
| Frickel Location | Emme Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Holt County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Wells Pit | Overton Sand & Gravel Company | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Buffalo County | 14 |
| Holt County | 9 |
| Hall County | 8 |
| Dawson County | 7 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 6 |
| Cass County | 5 |
| Keith County | 5 |
| Lincoln County | 5 |
| Jefferson County | 4 |
| Douglas County | 4 |
| Thayer County | 4 |
| Platte County | 4 |
| Saunders County | 4 |
| Butler County | 3 |
| Merrick County | 3 |
| Sarpy County | 3 |
| Red Willow County | 3 |
| Hitchcock County | 3 |
| Dundy County | 3 |
| Gage County | 2 |
| Franklin County | 2 |
| Madison County | 2 |
| Cuming County | 2 |
| Colfax County | 2 |
| Nuckolls County | 2 |
| Deuel County | 2 |
| Brown County | 2 |
| Dodge County | 2 |
| Lancaster County | 1 |
| Custer County | 1 |
| Clay County | 1 |
| Valley County | 1 |
| Thomas County | 1 |
| Loup County | 1 |
| Pierce County | 1 |
| Pawnee County | 1 |
| Garfield County | 1 |
| Knox County | 1 |
| Webster County | 1 |
| Cedar County | 1 |
| Nance County | 1 |
| Antelope County | 1 |
| Polk County | 1 |
| Washington County | 1 |
| Phelps County | 1 |
| Johnson County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Sand and gravel | 110 |
| Stone | 17 |
| Nonmetal | 5 |
| Metal | 1 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 105 | 78.9% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 11 | 8.3% |
| Sand, common | 5 | 3.8% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 3% |
| Sand, industrial | 3 | 2.3% |
| Fire clay | 2 | 1.5% |
| Cement | 1 | 0.8% |
| Dimension stone | 1 | 0.8% |
| Columbium tantalum ore | 1 | 0.8% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 272 | 39 | $119,360 | 20 |
| 2023 | 373 | 67 | $214,336 | 20 |
| 2024 | 364 | 54 | $200,308 | 16 |
| 2025 | 333 | 39 | $151,865 | 25 |
| 2026 | 431 | 75 | $327,050 | 19 |
Standards cited most at mines in Nebraska
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 120 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 98 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 88 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 86 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 79 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 56 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 54 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 49 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 46 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 45 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 40 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 36 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 29 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 28 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 28 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Nebraska
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 58 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 41 |
What the accident reports at mines in Nebraska describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 33 |
| Slip or fall of person | 19 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 15 |
| Machinery | 13 |
| Powered haulage | 6 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 5 |
| Inundation | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| Fall of roof or back | 3 |
| Striking or bumping | 2 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Nebraska
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 16 |
| Front-end loader | 6 |
| Blow pipe | 4 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 4 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 3 |
| Shovel | 3 |
| Milling machinery | 2 |
| Tugger | 2 |
| Trucks | 2 |
| Pneumatic blasting agent loader | 2 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.