Mining Incidents

Coolidge Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Coolidge, Hamilton County, KS  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401647

Coolidge Sand Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2021–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
39
citations
2
significant & substantial
$13,755
proposed penalties
$10,491
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,264 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
13
inspections on record
213
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: 213 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Coolidge Sand Plant has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 5 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,447 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,298 6 2 2611.0
2025 Q2 5,065 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,846 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,056 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,266 5 0 1172.1
2024 Q2 3,615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,279 0 0 0.0
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,930 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,422 11 0 2487.6
2023 Q2 3,046 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,353 10 0 4249.9
2022 Q4 3,000 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,003 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,341 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,799 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,198 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,555 5 0 1956.9
2021 Q2 2,338 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,123 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 722 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 296 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 9, 2025 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mid-States Materials LLC · Struck by flying object

While performing maintenance on a conveyor belt, an employee was using a hammer when a metal fragment splintered off and lodged into their left thigh.

2021 · 1 incident

November 24, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-States Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was entering operation shack of dredge when a gust of wind blew operator into shack. EE caught self on the door frame with EE's left hand when the door shut pinching the index finger on EE's left hand. After EE's shift, EE went to Prowers Medical Center to get EE's finger cleaned up. The tip to EE's finger was amputated at the time of the incident.

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