Mining Incidents

SUN CITY MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by NG Operations LLC
Sun City, Barber County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400308

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
58
citations
6
significant & substantial
$6,912
proposed penalties
$6,492
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 7,073 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,409 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,428 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,057 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,660 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,394 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,523 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,461 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

6 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 4, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · 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

October 19, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · (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

November 6, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · (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.

April 2, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New NGC Incorporated · 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

January 24, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · 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.

January 20, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · 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.