EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO PUT A DOLLY UNDER A BIN. THE TONGUE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING 1/2" BEHIND STEEL TOE RESULTING IN 4 BROKEN AND MASHED TOES ON LEFT FOOT.
Plant #855: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Martin Marietta Aggregates
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Shawnee County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401454
Plant #855 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- Martin Marietta Aggregates 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1986 | 15 |
| 1985 | 14 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Plant #855 sits in Shawnee 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.Shawnee County, Kansas · Population 178,315
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$66,043
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1987 · 5 incidents
September 14, 1987
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object
September 11, 1987
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS DI5GNOSED TO HAVE A HERNIA MANAGEMENT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THIS WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL RECEIVING DOC.BILLS ON 100187
August 1, 1987
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD HIS TRUCK PARKED AND THAT IT BEGAN TO ROLL.HE JUMPED INTO THE TRUCK TO STOP IT AND HE SOMEHOW TWISTED OR STRAINED HIS BACK.
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object
DRILL STEEL COL5AR FELL DOWN AND HIT I.NAME IN THE MOUTH
June 15, 1987
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING LUG NUTS ON TRUCK AND HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD AND STRAIN HIS ANKLE.