Hi-Plains Sand Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Hi-Plains Sand Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Justin C Wacker; Todd A Wacker
Ellis County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401559
MSHA record for Hi-Plains Sand Pit (mine ID 1401559). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Ownership history
- Hays Asphalt Construction Inc 1992 to 1994
- Hi-Plains Sand Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Hi-Plains Sand Pit sits in Ellis County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.Ellis County, Kansas · Population 28,870
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$59,889
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.