Kansas Prairie Stone LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was breaking rock with sledge hammer, handle broke and the end came down and hit him above the left eye.
Kansas Prairie Stone Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Kansas Prairie Stone LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Betty Kueser; Justin Kueser; Jeffrey Kueser
Harveyville,
Wabaunsee County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401653
Kansas Prairie Stone Quarry has $99K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2006–2011
- Latest incident
- Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
179
citations
53
significant & substantial
$98,731
proposed penalties
$86,328
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,403 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
63
inspections on record
535
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 535 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kansas Prairie Stone Quarry has $99K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.$99K
proposed penalties
$86K
current assessed
$86K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-14.
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 | 835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,126 | 6 | 1 | 5328.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,569 | 3 | 1 | 1912.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 898 | 3 | 1 | 3340.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,257 | 4 | 2 | 1772.3 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,837 | 3 | 0 | 1633.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,227 | 7 | 3 | 5705.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,121 | 4 | 1 | 1281.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,944 | 9 | 4 | 4629.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 2,340 | 1 | 0 | 427.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 2,270 | 6 | 3 | 2643.2 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 341 | 9 | 3 | 26393.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,872 | 10 | 4 | 5341.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,976 | 2 | 1 | 672.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,240 | 1 | 0 | 308.6 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,005 | 9 | 5 | 2995.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,080 | 1 | 0 | 925.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,688 | 10 | 2 | 5924.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,847 | 1 | 0 | 541.4 |
| 2011 Q1 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 20979.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,227 | 5 | 4 | 2245.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,059 | 1 | 0 | 485.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,354 | 14 | 2 | 5947.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 37500.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,603 | 12 | 5 | 7486.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,396 | 6 | 2 | 4298.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,703 | 3 | 0 | 1109.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,162 | 12 | 1 | 10327.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,865 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,239 | 14 | 3 | 11299.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 885 | 9 | 2 | 10169.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 763 | 1 | 0 | 1310.6 |
| 2006 Q1 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2011 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Kansas Prairie Stone LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Twisted back sometime during the day getting off track hoe. Each day following back became worse. Went to doctor on 12/4/06, placed on light duty. Due to previous back problems not stemming from our employment, on 1/9/07 doctor recommended surgery.
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