Mining Incidents

WABAUNSEE COUNTY SAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Christopher J Eichman
Wamego, Wabaunsee County, KS  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401263

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,383
proposed penalties
$2,383
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 368 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 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

2 on file

2026 · 1 incident

May 21, 2026 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Midwest Concrete Materials · Struck by flying object

On Friday, 22 May 2026, welder reported to work with a swollen right eye. EE was conducting welding repairs on site the day before and felt pain in EE's right eye the following morning. Human Resources approved medical attention, and a piece of metal was removed from EE's right eye at a local vision center on Friday afternoon.

2015 · 1 incident

September 9, 2015 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midwest Concrete Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee pinched his right middle fingernail and right ring fingertip while using a pry bar to align a frame on a pump.