Builders Choice Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was attempting to lift the end of a office desk and pulled a muscle in the left arm. Lifting item.
Silver Lake West Sand Metal/Non-Metal
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Topeka,
Shawnee County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401702
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2022–2025
- Latest incident
- Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
58
citations
9
significant & substantial
$10,597
proposed penalties
$10,597
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 | 3,438 | 3 | 0 | 872.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,108 | 1 | 0 | 321.8 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,466 | 0 | 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
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
September 26, 2022
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Builders Choice Aggregates · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was pulling chain onto dredge pontoon for repair. Chain got caught on a bolt head of pontoon access panel. When chain popped free, the resulting slack caused employee to slip backwards into the hand railing of the steps built over the lift winch.