Mining Incidents

Central Sand Incorporated: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Central Sand Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hoskinson Richard D
Sedgwick County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401286

MSHA record for Central Sand Incorporated (mine ID 1401286). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Central Sand Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Central Sand Incorporated sits in Sedgwick County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Sedgwick County, Kansas · Population 524,810
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,675
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

September 22, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A PIPE WITH A RACHET AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE RACHET AND PIPE.

February 27, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Central Sand Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HOT METAL POPPED UP AND HIT THE EMP ON CORNEA OF R EYE

January 23, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAND WENCH AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE HANDLE.THE HANDLE HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND,BREAKING THE BONE LOCATED BETWEEN THE WRIST AND THE KNUCKLE TO THE MIDDLE FINGER.

1991 · 1 incident

May 2, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central Sand Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. A SMALL PIECE OF THE METALBROKE OFF AND LOGGED IN HIS EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

October 29, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Central Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF RUSTY METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH.SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE AND LODGED IN EMPL EYE.EMPL NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GOGGLES-IT IS COMPANY POLICY TO DO SO.

1989 · 1 incident

July 5, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I NAME HAD PICKED UP A PIECE OF TREE WOOD TO THROW IT FROM THE DREDGE TO THE SHORE HIS WOODEN LEG SLIPPED & HE FELL AGAINST THE SHIELD ON THE CUTTER

1988 · 1 incident

April 18, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIPE SLIPPED OFF OF BOOMER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LIP AND CHIN.WAS LOADING PLATFORMS OF STEEL AND CHAINING THEM DOWN BEFORE AND TRANSPORTING THEM TO THE PLANT SITE.