Nelson Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Tool got caught in a head pulley resulting in pulling EE's arm into head pulley. Both arms became entangled in conveyor before de-energizing conveyor belt.
Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal
Nelson Quarries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth L Nelson
Fort Scott,
Bourbon County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401477
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2019
- Latest incident
- May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
24
significant & substantial
$34,194
proposed penalties
$22,071
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 | 2,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,168 | 1 | 0 | 315.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 497 | 6 | 3 | 12072.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 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
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
August 28, 2007
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nelson Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
EE was inside impactor, removing rock by hand and placing back into feeder. A 5 lb rock fell from the edge of the feeder (6'). It slid down the impactor and struck his hand that was resting on the rotor. Fractured index finger tip on his left hand.
2001 · 1 incident
Nelson Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
4 MEN WERE PICKING UP RAILROAD TIE TO STACK ON TOP OF ANOTHER RAILROAD TIE TO MAKE A LEVER AREA TO SET A BIN ON WHEN SITTING TIE DOWN IT SLIPPED AND CHOPPED ABOUT 5" ONTO EE FINGER TIP AND A R OCK. CRUSHED FINGER TIP ON R.H. MIDDLE FINGER SOTHAT IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM 1 ST JOINT.