Mining Incidents

Fredonia FacilityMetal/Nonmetal

Fredonia, Wilson County, KS · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401756
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2014–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Elevated methane reading that exceeded .25% was recorded in the return air shaft.

Accident type, without injuries

Elevated methane reading that exceeded .25% was recorded in the return air shaft.

2016 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

No injury. Elevated methane reading was recorded while tripping drilling bit out of well head assembly

2015 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Transferring drill pipe to forklift

Struck by flying object

Making modifications to hydraulic pump when hydraulic fitting failed injecting worker with hydraulic fluid through left forearm.

Accident type, without injuries

No injury. Elevated methane reading was recorded while tripping in a drilling bit through a well head assembly.

2014 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Pulling Wheel barrow from hoist. Handle broke with sudden release he fell down.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While welding on a four inch pipe sparks contacted flammable material that was released from an adjacent perforated drain pipe.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were attempting to remove drill steel from shaft jumbo. Employee positioned at top of drill dropped wrap-wrench, contacting injured employee on face. Sutures utilized to close wound.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was subject to a pre disposed hernia ailment, confirmed through a medical evaluation obtained on 01/22/2014.