Operator was spreading sand from the bucket of a front end loader. The bucket struck the ground causing the loader to come to a sudden stop. The operator impacted the front windshield with his head and right arm/shoulder. The operator received treatment in the emergency room for the removal of glass and cuts to the forehead and right arm.
Finney County Metal/Non-Metal
Finney County
· Surface
Controlled by
Finney County-KS
Garden City,
Finney County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401365
Finney County has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2013
- Latest incident
- Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,489
proposed penalties
$4,489
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
450
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 450 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Finney County has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 768 | 1 | 0 | 1302.1 |
| 2024 Q4 | 696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 457 | 1 | 0 | 2188.2 |
| 2023 Q3 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 287 | 1 | 1 | 3484.3 |
| 2022 Q3 | 595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 542 | 1 | 0 | 1845.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 1388.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 658 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 553 | 1 | 0 | 1808.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 440 | 3 | 0 | 6818.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 343 | 2 | 0 | 5830.9 |
| 2018 Q2 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 618 | 2 | 0 | 3236.2 |
| 2017 Q3 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 895 | 1 | 0 | 1117.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,167 | 3 | 0 | 2570.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 959 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 897 | 2 | 0 | 2229.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,460 | 1 | 0 | 684.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 971.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,446 | 2 | 0 | 1383.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,712 | 4 | 1 | 2336.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,533 | 2 | 1 | 1304.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 534 | 1 | 0 | 1872.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,392 | 1 | 0 | 718.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,686 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,196 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,213 | 1 | 1 | 824.4 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,078 | 2 | 0 | 1855.3 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,543 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,089 | 1 | 0 | 918.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2013 · 1 incident
April 24, 2013
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
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