March 30, 1992
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TURNED TO HAND KEY FOOT SLIPPED
Miles Sand Incorporated: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Miles Sand Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
George A Pearson Jr
Sedgwick County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400512
Miles Sand Incorporated has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
Ownership history
- Miles Sand Inc 1950 to 1986
- Miles Sand Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1986 | 27 |
| 1985 | 26 |
| 1984 | 22 |
| 1983 | 23 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Miles Sand Incorporated sits in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Sedgwick County, Kansas · Population 524,810
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,675
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1992 · 2 incidents
January 21, 1992
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand Inc · Struck by falling object
TRIPPED OVER METAL WHILE MOVING OXYGEN & A C YTEENE BOTTLES BOTTLES FELL ON EMPLOYEE I NAME WAS HIT BY GUAGES ON BOTTLES
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1991 · 3 incidents
May 29, 1991
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand Inc · Fall from machine
DRIVER WAS ON BED OF TRUCK ROLLING UP HIS TARP.WHEN EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO THE GROUND HE LANDED WRONG ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT.
May 20, 1991
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Miles Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING CONVEYOR BELT WITH HIGH LOADER. LIFTED BELT UP WITH LOADER, EMPLOYEE HAD HAND IN WAY WHEN CHAIN TIGHTENED.
April 4, 1991
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Miles Sand Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE CLEANING UP PLANT ARE 9, STEPPED ON BOARD WITH NAIL IN IT.
1986 · 2 incidents
September 26, 1986
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Miles Sand Inc · Struck by powered moving object
A TRUCK CROSS A3 MEDIAN STRIP AND RAN INTO OUR MOVING TRUCK-THE OTHERTRUCK WAS CITED.
September 11, 1986
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Miles Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object
ANOTHER TRUCK R5N A STOP SIGN AND OUR TRUCK, RAN INTO DITCH, RATHER THAN HIT THE OTHER TRUCK OR CARS.
1983 · 1 incident
September 21, 1983
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CLEANING MATERIAL OFF THE SIDES OF TRUCK-PANT LEG CAUGHT AND JERRY FELL-BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.