Employee operating the Crusher saw the belt stop on the machine and got off the machine to shut it down; on EE's way to the shutdown button, EE tripped and hit EE's head on a rock on the ground, cutting head. Received 3 stitches.
Ashland Aggregate Metal/Non-Metal
Ford Sand and Gravel Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Larry Randall
Minneola,
Clark County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401787
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2019–2023
- Latest incident
- Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
20
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,264
proposed penalties
$4,264
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 Q2 | 2,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,810 | 4 | 2 | 1049.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,859 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,510 | 1 | 0 | 398.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,996 | 4 | 1 | 1335.1 |
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 file2023 · 1 incident
August 22, 2023
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ford Sand and Gravel Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
2021 · 1 incident
Ford Sand and Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was replacing a track pin in a crusher. EE smashed a finger when EE swung the 3rd time with the hammer. Taken to emergency room in Ashland, KS.
2020 · 1 incident
Ford Sand and Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was holding the head of a carriage bolt with fingers, another employee was running impact wrench. The impact wrench spun the bolt cutting EE's thumb.
2019 · 1 incident
March 27, 2019
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ford Sand and Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee hit door with hammer to loosen door, and struck thumb with hammer in the process of opening door.