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Builders No 1 Dredge And Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter E Powell
Wyandotte County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400467

Builders No 1 Dredge And Plant has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Builders Sand Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 10
1984 7
1983 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Builders No 1 Dredge And Plant sits in Wyandotte County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Wyandotte County, Kansas · Population 167,277
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 15, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Builders Sand Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS UNHOOKING A HOIST HOOK FROM UNDER AND ELECTRICAL BOX THE BOX TIPPED OVER CUTTING THE INDEX FINGER

1984 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1984 KS · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Builders Sand Company · Fall from machine

FELL BACKWARDS OFF PONTOON LINE IN RIVER, STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON PIPE FLANGE WHILE PUTTING IN 20 FT PIPE IN PONTOON LINE.

May 21, 1984 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Builders Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OUT OF CONVEYOR TUNNEL AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUGHT HAND RAIL AND WRENCHED BACK.