Was pumping water out of pit - the suction hose twisted & ee fell twisting right knee, twisted left hip, back & shoulder. Thought he was fine but then later right knee started swelling - infection set in.
Kansas Brick & Tile Co Inc Metal/Non-Metal
General Finance Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Donald E Kling
Hoisington,
Barton County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400221
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Oct 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
48
citations
7
significant & substantial
$5,157
proposed penalties
$5,157
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 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 344 | 1 | 0 | 2907.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2004 · 1 incident
October 5, 2004
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kansas Brick & Tile · Fall to the walkway or working surface
2001 · 3 incidents
Kansas Brick & Tile · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS DIGGING OUT BACK OF TRUCK WITH SPADE, HURT BACK.
Kansas Brick & Tile Company Inc · Fall from machine
WENT TO PARK TRUCK WHEN CLIMBED DOWN FELL AND HIT RIGHT KNEE.
Kansas Brick & Tile Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET ON PAYLOADER. STEPS HAD ICE & FROZEN DIRT. FOOT SLIPPED OFF & HE GRABBED THE LADDER WITH RIGHT HAND, TWISTING BACK.
2000 · 1 incident
January 19, 2000
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Kansas Brick & Tile Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WAS MOVING DIRT OUT OF PIT WITH LOADER. WAS BACKING OUT OF PIT AND HAS TO DROP LOADER BUCKET THROWING HIM FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON RADIO. HAD SEAT BELT FASTENED.