Mining Incidents

Herington Shop Metal/Non-Metal

N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Surface
Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Herrington, Dickinson County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401299

Herington Shop has $2K 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
9
Years on record
1990–1998
Latest incident
Jun 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
16
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,542
proposed penalties
$1,542
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
6
inspections on record
58
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: 58 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Herington Shop has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-04-20.
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
2010 Q1 3,137 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,780 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,030 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,515 10 1 1813.2
2009 Q1 5,286 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,920 2 0 406.5
2008 Q3 5,769 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,943 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 5,686 1 0 175.9
2007 Q4 4,860 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,690 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,200 3 0 576.9
2007 Q1 2,542 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,199 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,101 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,925 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1998 · 1 incident

June 9, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE FOREMAN WAS STEPPING OFF OF A LOADER THOUGHT HE TURNED HIS ANLE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HIS ANKLE BECAME PAINFUL.

1996 · 1 incident

December 3, 1996 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TRYING TO PUSH A PICK UP THAT WAS BEING WORKED ON IN THE SHOP WHEN HE FELT COME PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOOT. PULLED TENDON IN LEFT FOOT.

1993 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON WHEN A PIECE ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

June 15, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING ON FLAT IRON AND GRINDER WHEEL BROKE APART AND STRUCT HIS LEFT BICEP 3 INCH CUT ON MIDDLE PART OF BICEP.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 22, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING A DAMAGED TAIL PULLEY SHAFT AND ANOTHER EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THIS EE IN THE MOUTH.

September 3, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS UNLOADING PIPE AND HIS LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON PIPE WHILE UNLOADING.

January 23, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SCREEN TO BE WELDED AND A SLAG FELL DOWN AND BURNT THROUGH HIS SLEEVE AND GOT CAUGHT UNDER HIS WATCH BAND AND BURNT HIS ARM.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CHAINING LOAD ON LOWB0Y & CHAIN SLIPPED & TOOK OFF LEFT THUMB NAIL.

February 9, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N R Hamm Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS LOADING ENGINE HEADS ON SRVICE TRUCK OFF OF DOZER. IT FELL ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

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The full compliance file on Herington Shop

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