Mining Incidents

HSS Q Portable Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Butler, MO, Linn County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401646

HSS Q Portable Plant 1 has $9K 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
4
Years on record
2005–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
57
citations
9
significant & substantial
$8,919
proposed penalties
$8,919
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
44
inspections on record
543
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: 543 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HSS Q Portable Plant 1 has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-23.
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
2025 Q4 2,340 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,845 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,627 1 0 614.6
2025 Q1 1,869 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,751 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,777 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,853 1 0 539.7
2024 Q1 1,978 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,882 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,396 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,185 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,839 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,223 2 0 899.7
2022 Q3 2,366 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,830 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,839 2 1 1087.5
2021 Q4 2,593 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,583 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,504 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,145 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,361 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,464 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,420 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,097 1 0 911.6
2019 Q4 1,871 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,821 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,150 3 0 2608.7
2019 Q1 2,465 1 0 405.7
2018 Q4 1,898 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,593 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,443 6 2 1742.7
2018 Q1 2,198 5 0 2274.8
2017 Q4 2,554 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,767 2 0 722.8
2017 Q2 2,334 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,134 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,045 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,934 1 0 254.2
2016 Q2 3,632 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,875 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,515 1 0 284.5
2015 Q3 4,108 6 2 1460.6
2015 Q2 2,841 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,187 1 0 313.8
2014 Q4 2,566 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,871 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,682 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,071 2 1 965.7
2013 Q4 2,566 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,262 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,661 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,480 1 0 403.2
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 4,519 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,788 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,633 1 0 275.3
2011 Q3 3,899 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,567 1 0 280.3
2011 Q1 3,752 1 0 266.5
2010 Q4 3,925 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,565 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,791 2 1 527.6
2010 Q1 2,455 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,653 5 1 1884.7
2009 Q3 2,825 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,342 1 0 299.2
2009 Q1 3,122 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,923 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,538 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,651 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,265 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,102 5 1 1611.9
2007 Q3 2,828 2 0 707.2
2007 Q2 1,883 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 446 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 4,284 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,574 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,831 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,208 3 0 712.9
2005 Q3 1,245 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2011 · 1 incident

May 23, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving a steel plate to close a set of doors and smashed is left hand between the corners of the steel. He has a small puncture wound that required cleaning our and a butterfly closure. No stitches required.

2009 · 1 incident

May 18, 2009 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Wind blew door shut of lube truck on right 4th digit, latching finger in door. Finger lacerations and slight fracture of digit.

2008 · 1 incident

March 5, 2008 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning around the plant with the skid steer loader. A rock came out and hit the bucket, bounced into the cab and hit him in the face. Rock broke his safety glasses which in turn, cut his eyebrow, bridge of nose and jerked his neck and shoulder. No stitches were needed.

2005 · 1 incident

September 20, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was cleaning up around the plant with a Skidsteer and was bitten by a spider. He was treated with antibiotics. The infection got worse and he was ordered to stay home and keep still.

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