Builders Sand Company · Struck by flying object
SWEEPING SAND O6T OF HOLDING TANK ON TIPPLE WIND BLEW SAND INTO EYES
Eagle Plant No 3003-Serial No 7328: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Builders Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Peter E Powell
Wyandotte County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401490
Eagle Plant No 3003-Serial No 7328 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Jan 1986
Ownership history
- Builders Sand Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1985 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Eagle Plant No 3003-Serial No 7328 sits in Wyandotte County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
2 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 1 incident
October 12, 1985
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Builders Sand Company · Struck by flying object
PULLING CABLE T2ROUGH A SHIVE THE CABLE BROKE AND THE SHIVE FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD