Geary County Sand Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
14
significant & substantial
$18,215
proposed penalties
$14,345
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,870 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
487
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: 487 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Geary County Sand Plant has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-28.
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
FRONT END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO SEPARATE BARGE HOSE FROM THE 10" PLASTIC PIPE FEEDING THE CLASSIFIER. THE INSTANT IT WAS PULLED OFF, THE HOSE SNAPPED BACK AND HIT EE. IT BRUISED THE BACK OF HIS LEFT CALF.
1999 · 1 incident
January 22, 1999KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE CRANKING THE WINCH TO TIGHTEN THE CABLE TO THE BARGE,AND DURING THE PROCESS OF APPLYING THE STOP TO THE WINCH GEAR.THE STOP JUMPED OUT OF PLACE BEFORE EMPLOYEE HAD THE HANDLE REMOVED.THE HANDLE CAME AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEES LEFT FOREARM.
1990 · 2 incidents
December 14, 1990KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL HAD CHAIN SHACKLE ATTATCHED TO 50' ROPE FOR WEIGHT TO THROW OUT ONTO BARGE WHEN HE THREW ROPE ACROSS POND HIS ELBOW SNAPPED OUT OF PLACE & BACK IN PLACE.
July 12, 1990KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PUTTING PISTONS IN ENGINE AND MASHED FINGER WITH HAMMER LACERATED FINGER 3 STITCHES
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