Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
Countries
Peru Chile
English Español
States › Kansas
MSHA mine register by county

Mines in Ellis County, Kansas

Ellis County, Kansas has 19 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 17 abandoned. 3 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1993 and 2019. Inspectors have issued 202 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Ellis County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Ellis County →

Mines on register
19
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
202
0 underground · 19 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 19 metal and non-metal 17 abandoned 3 reported accidents, 1993–2019
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Ellis County, Kansas · Population 28,870
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$59,889
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
On the map 
Loading map…
MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Apac-Kansas Inc Shears Divison 4 0 0
Allied Inc 2 0 0
J Corp 2 1 0
Wes-Kan Construction Inc 2 0 0
Ellis County Public Works 1 0 0
Green Diamond Quarries 1 0 0
Hays Asphalt Construction Inc 1 0 0
Hess Services Inc. 1 1 0
Hi-Plains Sand Inc 1 0 0
Linenberger Trucking Company 1 0 0
Mines in Ellis County19 on register
  1. Portable Sand Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · J Corp · MSHA ID 1400037
    Active
  2. Hess Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hess Services Inc. · MSHA ID 1401794
    Active
  3. Rush County
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rush County Highway Dept · MSHA ID 1401614
    Abandoned
  4. Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hays Asphalt Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1401562
    Abandoned
  5. PORTABLE SAND PLANT #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wes-Kan Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1401561
    Abandoned
  6. Ellis County Sand Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ellis County Public Works · MSHA ID 1401538
    Abandoned
  7. Leiker Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · APAC-Kansas Inc Shears Division · MSHA ID 1401669
    Abandoned
  8. Allied Inc Limestone Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Allied Inc · MSHA ID 1400437
    Abandoned
  9. Beiker Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Linenberger Trucking Company · MSHA ID 1401231
    Abandoned
  10. Bieker Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Apac-Kansas Inc Shears Division · MSHA ID 1401425
    Abandoned
  11. Green Diamond
    Surface metal/non-metal · Green Diamond Quarries · MSHA ID 1401136
    Abandoned
  12. Hi-Plains Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hi-Plains Sand Inc · MSHA ID 1401559
    Abandoned
  13. KRAUS PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Apac-Kansas Inc Shears Divison · MSHA ID 1401346
    Abandoned
  14. Larry Werth Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smoky Hill Sand Company · MSHA ID 1400434
    Abandoned
  15. Limestone Quarry Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Allied Inc · MSHA ID 1401210
    Abandoned
  16. Moore Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · APAC-Kansas Inc Shears · MSHA ID 1401639
    Abandoned
  17. Portable Rock Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · J Corp · MSHA ID 1401623
    Abandoned
  18. PORTABLE SAND PLANT #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wes-Kan Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1401536
    Abandoned
  19. Sand Pit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Westhoff Ready Mix · MSHA ID 1401440
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

Other counties in KansasAll counties →
How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.