Data / Mines / Nebraska / Sand and gravel mines
Sand and gravel mines in Nebraska: 110 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 110 open sand and gravel mines in Nebraska, run by 56 operators and employing 415 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 826 citations and orders there with $209,555 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 32 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.
The request: Get every open sand and gravel mine in Nebraska from MSHA with its operator, employees, and the operator's website, headquarters and size. $10 of work on sign-up, no card.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads the mine, citation, inspection and accident files that MSHA publishes, and this page is that reading. Ask for the mines of a commodity, state or operator with the operator's headquarters, website and size added from the web, and new mines, new citations and new accident reports arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as MSHA posts them.
- Open mines
- 110
- Operators
- 56
- Employees
- 415
- Intermittent
- 80
- Active
- 27
- New Mine
- 2
- Temporarily Idled
- 1
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 13
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 826
- Significant and substantial
- 114 (13.8%)
- Closure orders
- 10
- High negligence or reckless
- 68
- Proposed penalties
- $209,555
- Amount paid so far
- $162,594
- Inspections
- 680
- Inspector hours on site
- 3,694
- Citations per inspection
- 1.21 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 33
- Injury and illness cases
- 32
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Broadfoot #2 | Broadfoot Sand & Gravel Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 29 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Newark | Mid-Nebraska Aggregate Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 3 |
| Pit #71 Columbus | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Platte County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 2 |
| Pit #45 Fremont North Pit | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Dodge County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 2 |
| Reese Pit #86 | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Madison County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 2 |
| Springfield | Plains Sand & Gravel | Sarpy County, NE | Sand, common | 4 | 2 |
| Dredge 3 | Vontz Paving, Inc | Buffalo County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Dredge 1 | Croell, Inc. | Scotts Bluff County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Wash Plant #8 (Dredge #2) | Croell, Inc. | Lincoln County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 2 |
| M&H Sand &Gravel LLC | M&H Sand&Gravel LLC | Cedar County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 2 |
| Ritchey's Sand & Gravel | Ritchey's Sand & Gravel LLC | Dundy County, NE | Sand, common | 2 | 2 |
| Dobias Sand and Gravel, LLC. | Dobias Sand and Gravel, LLC. | Holt County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 2 |
| Richards Gravel Pit. Inc | Richards Gravel Pit | Dundy County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
| Koch's South | Paulsen Inc | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| D & L Sand & Gravel LLC | D & L Sand & Gravel LLC | Brown County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Pit #97 Grand Island | Lyman Richey Corp DBA Central S&G Co. | Hall County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Kearney Interstate Pit | Overton Sand & Gravel Company | Dawson County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| E.i.a. Sand & Gravel | E.i.a. LLC | Red Willow County, NE | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction sand and gravel | 105 | 95.5% |
| Sand, common | 5 | 4.5% |
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 | 156 | 16 | $30,516 | 6 |
| 2023 | 160 | 22 | $36,823 | 4 |
| 2024 | 127 | 13 | $31,413 | 5 |
| 2025 | 167 | 22 | $72,872 | 9 |
| 2026 | 216 | 41 | $37,931 | 8 |
Standards cited most at sand and gravel 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 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 71 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 66 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 43 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 41 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 33 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 33 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 27 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 56.15001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 16 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.4101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
Injury and illness cases at sand and gravel mines in Nebraska
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 24 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 8 |
What the accident reports at sand and gravel mines in Nebraska describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 11 |
| Slip or fall of person | 9 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 4 |
| Machinery | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
| Entrapment | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at sand and gravel mines in Nebraska
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 5 |
| Front-end loader | 3 |
| Tugger | 2 |
| Washers | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Boats | 1 |
| Mine car | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
| Dredge | 1 |
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.