Mining Incidents

DELTA SAND INC: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Delta Sand Inc · Surface
Controlled by Cherry Esther M
Cowley County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401520

MSHA record for DELTA SAND INC (mine ID 1401520). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Delta Sand Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

DELTA SAND INC sits in Cowley County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cowley County, Kansas · Population 34,487
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,263
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

1993 · 1 incident

August 23, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delta Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING THE BARGE HE WAS TIGHTENING THE WRENCH LINE & THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF STRICKING HIS HEAD

1989 · 1 incident

May 17, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Sand Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CABLE ON THE BARGE BROKE HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE CABLE BACK IN PLACE TO TIE DOWN SLIPPED IN THE MUD & WRENCHED HIS BACK & JAMMED LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND