Mining Incidents

Edgerton QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Edgerton, Johnson County, KS · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401758
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was working to unplug belly belt on secondary crusher. Employee was positioned on conveyor that belly belt dumps onto. Employee was using a pipe wrench on head pulley to roll the belt forward to free it from being stuck. The pipe wrench slipped off the head pulley and employee fell backward landing on the ground resulting in 5 broken ribs.

2015 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had a pipe wrench on the shaft pulling downward when the pipe wrench came loose smashing his finger between the wrench and the chute.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Dull box knife cut upper arm of employee while he was trying to cut deck cord.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off excavator and sprained left ankle. Employee was prescribed pain medication.