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Smith Sand Company Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Smith Sand Company Inc · Surface

Controlled by Steven C Smith

Finney, Finney County, KS · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1400886

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2003–2004
Latest incident: Feb 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$12,265

proposed penalties

$1,001

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	Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1	5,715	0	0.0
2003 Q4	3,273	0	0.0
2003 Q3	8,075	1	123.8
2003 Q2	5,040	6	1190.5
2003 Q1	5,528	0	0.0
2002 Q4	6,608	0	0.0
2002 Q3	11,155	0	0.0
2002 Q2	12,309	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

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

February 20, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Smith Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WAS CHECKING OUT EQUIPMENT UPON START UP, SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN PULLEYS ON UNDERNEATH SIDE OF CONVEYOR. HAD CRUSHING DAMAGE TO MEAT & FLESH ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING SURGER Y TO CLEAN AND STITCH HAND UP.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 2, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Smith Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

GROUNDSMAN SHUT DOWN CRUSHING PLANT TO LOOK UNDER CONVERYOR, WHILE INSPECTING CONVEYOR, ROCKS FELL FROM TOP OF COLD FEED BIN STRIKING HIM IN HEAD CAUSING DIZZINESS & BLURRED VISION.

September 3, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

Smith Sand Company Inc · No Value Found

STEPPED OFF OF LADDER ONTO WALKWAY WITH LOOSE GRAVEL ON IT AND LOST FOOTING, RESULTING IN HIM TWISTING HIS KNEE.

April 14, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND

Smith Sand Company Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIS HAND AND ARM GOT PULLED BETWEEN A RETURN ROLLER AND RUBBER BELT.