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Hillsboro Sand Pit/Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Marion County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401505

MSHA record for Hillsboro Sand Pit/Plant (mine ID 1401505). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Hallett Construction Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hillsboro Sand Pit/Plant sits in Marion County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Marion County, Kansas · Population 11,795
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$63,438
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 3, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hallett Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG ON HIS BACK IN VIBRATOR WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED A 3# HAMMER ON HIS NOSE CAUSING VICTIM A MINOR CONCUSION & A FX.TO THE TIP OF HIS NOSE HE WAS ADMITTD TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR3SEVERAL HOURS