Mining Incidents

Koogler Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Scott R Bergkamp
El Dorado, Butler County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401622

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Koogler Quarry.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
158
citations
50
significant & substantial
$86,802
proposed penalties
$79,514
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 5,429 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,441 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,423 9 3 2629.3
2025 Q1 4,419 7 0 1584.1
2024 Q4 4,307 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,533 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,435 17 4 3833.1
2024 Q1 4,450 2 0 449.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 21, 2026 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Fall from machine

End of shift, employee was exiting truck, and dismounting down ladder. EE missed the first step fall about 6 feet to the ground.

2016 · 1 incident

October 19, 2016 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using an angle grinder, the disc came apart and struck the user in the chin area. User was grinding on metal on a conveyor when the incident occurred. User had recently replaced the disc and failed to put the guard back on. Also contributing to the injury is the fact that a face shield was not in use. User was taken to hospital and received medical treatment.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT, STARTED IN THE MORNING AND HAD DRIVEN A SERVICE TRUCK DOWN INTO THE PIT. HE APPARENTLY HIT A ROCK OR A HOLE, SHAKING THE TRUCK AND FLIPPING A BARREL OF ANTI FREEZE OVER. HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP BY HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 4, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FRAME OF SCREEN TRYING TO UNDO A SHACKLE & CABLE THAT HAD BEEN USED TO LIFT THE FRAME TO ALLOW A TRUCK TO BACK UNDER THE SCREEN. NEEDING A WRENCH, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE SCREEN & JUMPED TO THE GROUND APPROX. 5'.

2003 · 1 incident

May 20, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LOADER AND ADJUSTED SCREEN, HE WAS GETTING BACK ON LOADER AND THOUGHT DOOR WAS LATCHED, WAS NOT, WIND CAUGHT DOOR AND SLAMMED IT SHUT CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND F RAME. SMASHED THREE KNUCKLES ON PINKY FINGER AND BOTTOM 2 KNUCKLES ON RING FINGER.