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Cherryvale No 6: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Montgomery County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401218

Cherryvale No 6 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Midwest Minerals Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 12
1984 7
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cherryvale No 6 sits in Montgomery County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Montgomery County, Kansas · Population 31,143
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$53,242
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 3 FT WHILE CHANGING AIR CLEANER FILTER LEMEG ON THE CAT POWER UNIT.

February 26, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

STRAINED BACK CAUSE UNKNOWN DRIVING TRUCK.