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Finney County: 38 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Finney County · Surface
Controlled by Finney County-KS
Garden City, Finney County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401365

Finney County has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
38
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,489
proposed penalties
$4,489
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Finney County's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
453
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: 453 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Finney County has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
10.5%
significant & substantial
7.9%
high negligence or reckless
10.5%
reasonably likely or greater
44.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.6% none, 7.9% low, 81.6% moderate, 7.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2022-06-01, 4 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2022-06-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-05-05, 10 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-05-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Finney County 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 5
2024 5
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
2011 4
2010 6
2009 6
2008 4
2007 4
2006 3
2005 4
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Finney County sits in Finney County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Finney County, Kansas · Population 38,001
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$72,437
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 460 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 254 3 0 11811.0
2025 Q4 473 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 515 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 568 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 768 1 0 1302.1
2024 Q4 696 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 605 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 793 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 643 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 457 1 0 2188.2
2023 Q3 590 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 287 1 1 3484.3
2022 Q3 595 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 542 1 0 1845.0
2022 Q1 779 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 720 1 0 1388.9
2021 Q3 723 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 730 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 658 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 629 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 553 1 0 1808.3
2020 Q1 440 3 0 6818.2
2019 Q4 713 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 856 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 756 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 556 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 343 2 0 5830.9
2018 Q2 496 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 738 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 618 2 0 3236.2
2017 Q3 692 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 699 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 893 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 895 1 0 1117.3
2016 Q3 430 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 597 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 857 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,045 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 972 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,167 3 0 2570.7
2015 Q1 379 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 959 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,030 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 676 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 971 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 897 2 0 2229.7
2012 Q4 524 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 950 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,195 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,244 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,460 1 0 684.9
2011 Q3 1,157 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,574 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,029 1 0 971.8
2010 Q3 1,046 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,758 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,446 2 0 1383.1
2009 Q4 679 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,712 4 1 2336.4
2009 Q2 2,488 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,674 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,565 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,259 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,533 2 1 1304.6
2008 Q1 1,247 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,898 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 895 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,742 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,307 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 534 1 0 1872.7
2006 Q2 541 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 791 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,273 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,322 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,542 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,358 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,192 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,556 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,226 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,208 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,464 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,392 1 0 718.4
2003 Q2 1,686 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,196 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,430 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,214 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,213 1 1 824.4
2002 Q1 1,078 2 0 1855.3
2001 Q4 1,039 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,543 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 677 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,089 1 0 918.3
2000 Q3 1,425 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2013 · 1 incident

April 24, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Finney County · Struck against a moving object

Operator was spreading sand from the bucket of a front end loader. The bucket struck the ground causing the loader to come to a sudden stop. The operator impacted the front windshield with his head and right arm/shoulder. The operator received treatment in the emergency room for the removal of glass and cuts to the forehead and right arm.