Mining Incidents

Fredonia Facility Metal/Non-Metal

Fredonia, Wilson County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401756

Fredonia Facility has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2014–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
67
citations
10
significant & substantial
$15,477
proposed penalties
$14,760
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $717 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
82
inspections on record
1,273
inspection hours
5.3
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.
67 citations across 1,273 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fredonia Facility has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-17.
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
2017 Q3 6,760 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,922 3 0 378.7
2017 Q1 5,191 1 0 192.6
2016 Q4 7,800 9 3 1153.8
2016 Q3 16,053 3 0 186.9
2016 Q2 14,722 3 0 203.8
2016 Q1 21,065 2 0 94.9
2015 Q4 21,199 8 1 377.4
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q3 21,261 1 0 47.0
2015 Q2 22,422 13 3 579.8
2014 Q4 12,552 8 2 637.3
2014 Q3 7,091 3 0 423.1
2014 Q2 3,901 1 0 256.3
2014 Q1 4,936 1 1 202.6
2013 Q4 4,602 2 0 434.6
2013 Q3 5,562 1 0 179.8
2013 Q2 4,506 1 0 221.9
2013 Q1 2,922 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Elevated methane reading that exceeded .25% was recorded in the return air shaft.

January 4, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Elevated methane reading that exceeded .25% was recorded in the return air shaft.

2016 · 1 incident

September 16, 2016 KS · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

No injury. Elevated methane reading was recorded while tripping drilling bit out of well head assembly

2015 · 3 incidents

March 4, 2015 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Struck by flying object

Making modifications to hydraulic pump when hydraulic fitting failed injecting worker with hydraulic fluid through left forearm.

2014 · 4 incidents

November 14, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Pulling Wheel barrow from hoist. Handle broke with sudden release he fell down.

June 9, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were attempting to remove drill steel from shaft jumbo. Employee positioned at top of drill dropped wrap-wrench, contacting injured employee on face. Sutures utilized to close wound.

January 4, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wilson County Holdings, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was subject to a pre disposed hernia ailment, confirmed through a medical evaluation obtained on 01/22/2014.

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