Mining Incidents

SUN CITY MINEMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by NG Operations LLC
Sun City, Barber County, KS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400308
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was helping powder and stepped on rock rolling an ankle and falling on their buttocks and left hip area. Employee didn't feel they needed medical evaluation. Two weeks later employee started feeling sharp pain down left leg. This became reportable on Oct. 27, 2017 when employee was taken to Chiropractor for a bulging disk in back. Received treatment and realignment.

2011 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unknown, Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated Employee had a standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

2007 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unknown. Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated employee had a Standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading a truck from a bin. The gate stuck on the chute he was using so he used a pipe wrench to help close the gate. The pipe wrench slipped and smashed his index finger on left hand between the wrench and guard.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping blaster tape on fuses and get ready to blast. While walking back to pickup he stepped in a hole and wrenched his back.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was hauling rock with a Cline truck out of underground mine. When he got to the portal he hit a section of rough road. This caused the truck to bounce and jarred his back.