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Augusta Quarry: 67 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Cornejo & Sons LLC · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
AUGUSTA, Butler County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400126

Augusta Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1986–2000
Latest incident
Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,462
proposed penalties
$9,272
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $190 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Cornejo & Sons LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
598
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 598 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Augusta Quarry has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $893 in penalties contested before the Commission, $574 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
15.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
15.2%
reasonably likely or greater
57.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.1% low, 93.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT20010287M Settlement Zielinski 2001 $634 → $444
CENT20000214M Settlement Feldman 2001 $259 → $130
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2021-09-22, 4 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-09-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-09-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.56 0.34 Truck Driver
2014-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-01-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 1.58 0.27 Utility Man
2006-01-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 1.29 0.36 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-01-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 1.85 0.31 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-01-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.97 0.38 Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Augusta Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.

Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.46 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Kansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.31 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. George M Myers Inc 1950 to 1998
  2. Walker Stone Company Inc 1998 to 2001
  3. Martin Marietta Aggregates 2001 to 2005
  4. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 2005 to 2020
  5. Cornejo & Sons LLC 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 1
2023 3
2022 2
2021 2
2018 3
2017 2
2016 4
2015 5
2014 6
2013 11
2012 10
2011 10
2010 10
2009 9
2008 7
2007 6
2006 10
2005 11
2004 11
2003 13
2002 19
2001 18
2000 18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Augusta Quarry sits in Butler County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Butler County, Kansas · Population 67,916
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$80,375
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6 1 0 166666.7
2023 Q4 635 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 821 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 805 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 627 2 0 3189.8
2022 Q4 594 0 0 0.0
Show 81 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 443 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 811 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 804 3 0 3731.3
2021 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 74 2 0 27027.0
2018 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 65 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 177 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 15 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 403 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 26 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 283 3 0 10600.7
2016 Q3 2,162 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,224 5 1 2248.2
2016 Q1 2,379 2 0 840.7
2015 Q4 2,601 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,849 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,691 3 1 812.8
2015 Q1 3,148 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,025 1 0 248.4
2014 Q3 4,072 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,430 2 0 451.5
2014 Q1 3,219 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,313 1 1 188.2
2013 Q3 5,967 1 1 167.6
2013 Q2 6,028 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,908 2 0 407.5
2012 Q4 6,526 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,686 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,984 2 0 286.4
2012 Q1 5,790 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,244 3 1 572.1
2011 Q3 5,544 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,838 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,286 2 1 378.4
2010 Q4 7,236 1 0 138.2
2010 Q3 6,433 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,508 1 0 153.7
2010 Q1 5,372 3 1 558.5
2009 Q4 6,276 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,044 3 0 496.4
2009 Q2 4,465 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,564 2 1 438.2
2008 Q4 4,512 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,254 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,138 2 0 483.3
2008 Q1 4,032 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,787 1 0 264.1
2007 Q3 3,057 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,279 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,922 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,204 1 0 312.1
2006 Q3 5,984 1 0 167.1
2006 Q2 6,072 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,326 3 0 474.2
2005 Q4 6,324 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,592 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,478 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,654 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,617 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,141 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,052 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,040 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,108 2 0 391.5
2003 Q3 5,790 1 0 172.7
2003 Q2 6,428 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,326 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,024 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,419 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 13,130 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,830 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,522 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,543 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,685 8 2 748.7
2001 Q1 9,833 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,929 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,452 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,852 3 0 253.1
2000 Q1 8,582 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2000 · 1 incident

September 21, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Stone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE CUT TOP OF HEAD; REQUIRING SUTURES

1998 · 1 incident

May 8, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING BELTS ON PUG MILL, HE SLIPPED AND HIS HAND CAUGHT IN BELT, BELT ROTATED.

1997 · 3 incidents

October 2, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
George M Myers Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS INSTALLING FUSES IN ELECTRICAL BOX & RECEIVED A 600 VLOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

September 18, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Struck by falling object

EE INSTALLING SHEET METAL ON HAMMER MILL - SHEET METAL FELL ON EE'S FOOT.

June 6, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
George M Myers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELL INTO, CONVEYOR BELT, THREW LEFT HAND UP TO CATCH HIMSELF AND CUTT OFF FINGER.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1996 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George M Myers Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS RUNNING TO TURN EQUIPMENT OFF. SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL--FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.

April 22, 1996 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
George M Myers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED OFF LADDER & TWISTED KNEE.

1994 · 1 incident

January 18, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George M Myers Inc · Struck by flying object

STRIKING CHISEL WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL PENETRATED EYE (RIGHT).

1993 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
George M Myers Inc · Struck by falling object

RETURNING TO OFFICE AFTER FINISHING HIS PREVIOUSPROJECT. HE WAS WALKING BY THE CONVEYOR AT THE SCREENING PLANT WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE BELT AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK AND SHOULDER.

April 19, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
George M Myers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE REMOVED HARD HAT TO SCRATCH HIS HEAD.

1989 · 1 incident

February 16, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS WAS NOT A SUDDEN INJURY. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON A HERNIA WHICH WAS CAUSED BY STRENUOUS LIFTING ON THE JOB.

1988 · 1 incident

October 27, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN REPORTING TO WORK 10-27-88 EMPL WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPL THAT MORNING PUT SPRINGS IN A TANDEM DUMP TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK HE DIDNT HAVE ALOT OF PAIN AT THE TIME SO HE CONTINUED TOW O RK LATER IN THE DAY HE WAS SHOVELING WET CEMENT WHICH BEGAN TO CAUSE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

1987 · 1 incident

September 1, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD UN6SUAL STRAIN TO HIS BACK WHILE IN AN AWAKWARD POSITION PUTTING IN A BEARING IN THE CONVEYOR BELT ABOVE THE HAMMERMILL.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
George M Myers Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING AN END DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS AIR PRESSURE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL, CONSEQUENTLY HE RAN INTO A BOULDER PILE

August 5, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
George M Myers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE DROPPE8 A PIECE OF HEAVY METAL ON HIS FOOT