Mining Incidents

Dickinson County Sand Plant # 3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Christopher J Eichman
Abilene, Dickinson County, KS  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401593

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,197
proposed penalties
$5,197
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 716 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 1,162 1 0 860.6
2024 Q3 1,315 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,205 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 745 2 0 2684.6
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

2013 · 1 incident

April 25, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Alsop Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was trying to repair the cable that had got caught between the pulley and the guard. His left hand was pulled into the pulley and got pinched by the cable.

2010 · 1 incident

November 2, 2010 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alsop Sand Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was knocked out of the boat resulting in a shoulder sprain.

2003 · 1 incident

January 30, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alsop Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRAILER TIRE STEPPED FROM ONE TIRE TO THE OTHER AND THE TIRE SPUN UNDER HIM. HE FELL BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER AND CUT HIS LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

May 16, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alsop Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ASSISTING IN ADD PIPE TO PIPELINE, WHEN A CLOD OF DIRT FELL FROM THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO LOWER PIPE FROM THE BACK TO THE WATER. WHEN THE CLOD FELL, HITTING HISWRIST, FORCING HIS WRIST TO MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH A 2X4 CAUSING HIS WRIST TO BREAK.