Apac-Kansas Inc · Flash burns (welding)
Employee received a flash burn to his eyes while working in close proximity to welding operations.
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal
Apac-Kansas Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Hutchinson,
Reno County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400501
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1985–2012
- Latest incident
- Nov 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
9
significant & substantial
$19,656
proposed penalties
$19,656
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
706
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: 706 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
HUTCHINSON SAND PLANT has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,075 | 4 | 0 | 1300.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,041 | 3 | 0 | 742.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,853 | 1 | 0 | 259.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,326 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,983 | 2 | 0 | 502.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,837 | 2 | 0 | 521.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,461 | 2 | 0 | 577.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,330 | 5 | 1 | 1501.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,993 | 1 | 0 | 334.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,467 | 1 | 0 | 288.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,402 | 1 | 0 | 293.9 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,669 | 4 | 2 | 1090.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,111 | 1 | 0 | 321.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,925 | 2 | 0 | 509.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,743 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,662 | 1 | 0 | 273.1 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,736 | 3 | 0 | 1096.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 2,682 | 3 | 2 | 1118.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,703 | 2 | 0 | 739.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,631 | 1 | 0 | 380.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,776 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,668 | 4 | 2 | 1090.5 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,600 | 1 | 0 | 277.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,459 | 2 | 1 | 578.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,127 | 1 | 0 | 319.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,585 | 2 | 1 | 436.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,667 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,989 | 2 | 0 | 669.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,825 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,918 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 2,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,035 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,590 | 1 | 0 | 386.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,618 | 3 | 0 | 1854.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,286 | 1 | 0 | 304.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,287 | 2 | 0 | 608.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,849 | 1 | 0 | 351.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file2012 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
Apac-Kansas Inc · Fall from machine
EE SLIPPED WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER OF CRANE ANDRECEIVED SMALL LACERATION(STITCH) TO UPPER THIGHAREA OF LT. LEG.
1999 · 1 incident
April 13, 1999
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Shears Construction L P · Struck by falling object
WIND GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH. PARTICLE OF DUST GOT IN EYE OF EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
1997 · 1 incident
February 11, 1997
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TURNING PULLEY TO UNSPOOL CABLE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PULLEY AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
1996 · 1 incident
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 9-3-96 WHEN HE WENTTO DR LIFTING AND STACKIGN RAILROAD TIES, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1995 · 1 incident
October 25, 1995
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
DOING SHOVELING AROUND BELTS & A LOT OF OVERHEADLIFTING. THEN GOT ON LOADER WHICH HAD A BROKEN SPRING IN SEAT WHICH WOULD NOT GIVE WHEN LOADING.
1994 · 2 incidents
November 4, 1994
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Struck by falling object
TAKING BROKEN BOLTS OF HOUSING ON LARGE SHAKER TABLE LUSING HAMMER & CHISEL, HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON, PIEACE OF METAL WENT IN BETWEEN TOP PART OF GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. TRIED FLUSHING OUT WITH E YE WASH, WOULDN'T COME OUT. TOOK HIS TO HUTCH CLINIC.
Shears Construction L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING BEARING ON CONVEYOR, PUNCTURED LEFT HAND WITH BALING WIRE.
1993 · 2 incidents
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNLOADING OXYDEN CYLINDERS AND TURNED; TWISTED HIS BACK.
Shears Construction L P · Contact with hot objects or substances
USING A CUTTING TORCH, HOT METAL POPPED INTO EYE.
1992 · 1 incident
December 14, 1992
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shears Construction L P · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF A FOUR PART BIN ONTO THE GROUND STARTED TO WALK ON ICY GROUND SLIPPED & FELL FACE DOWN TO THE GROUND
1991 · 1 incident
May 28, 1991
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER TABLE. TOOK 8 FOOT TENSION BAR OFF SCREEN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAR AND POPPED HIS BACK OUT.
1990 · 2 incidents
August 1, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
AS EMPL WAS GETING SAMPLE OF SAND WITH TEST TUBE PILE OF SAND SHIFTED & HE PULLED TUBE AS FEET MOVED & HE TWISTED BACK.
March 16, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shears Construction L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING IN WEDGE ON PIN TO CLOSE LID ON DISCHARGE OPENING AND HAMMER SLIPPED OFF SIDE.
1989 · 2 incidents
September 22, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNLOADING CUTTING TORCH AND WELDER OUT OF LOADER BUCKET.BENT OVER TO PICK UP LEAD CHAIN,STRAINED BACK TWISTED BACK.
March 13, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
OTHER
Shears Construction L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING PIPE LINE TOGETHER ON FLOATER WIND BLEW ON PIPE & EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HOLD IT TOGETHER & STRAINED TORE STOMACH MUSCLES
1988 · 1 incident
June 7, 1988
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BOAT DOCK WALKWAY. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ELBOW IN BETWEEN A WALKWAY PLAND AND ANGLE IRON ON HAND RAILING, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO PINCH A NERVE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.
1986 · 1 incident
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING AND PAR7ICLE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW UNDER HELMET AND LODGED IN LEFT EYE.BRUNS TO LID MARGINS AND CORNEA.
1985 · 1 incident
August 14, 1985
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J H Shears' Sons Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEEL ON CHAIR BROKE EMPL FELL SIDEWAYS,BROKE FALL WITH LEFT ELBOW.ACCIDENT OCURRED WHILE PUMPING SAND.EMPL WORKED THRU 8-24 THEN SAID PAIN WAS TOO SEVERE TO CONTINUE UNTIL HE REC\D MEDICAL AT
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