Mining Incidents

Keith Quarry & Mill: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Labette County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400103

MSHA record for Keith Quarry & Mill (mine ID 1400103). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Harry Keith & Sons Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Keith Quarry & Mill sits in Labette County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Labette County, Kansas · Population 19,949
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$55,439
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

November 21, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harry Keith & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF PIONEER SCRENING UNIT WHILE CHANGING SCREEN LANDING ON TAILBONE AND BACK.

September 15, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Harry Keith & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS DRIVING EUCLID & ACCELERATOR STUCK & HE JUMPED OUT OF EUCLID. HE BRUISED BONE ON RIGHT ANKLE & HEEL.

July 13, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harry Keith & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS KNEELING UNDER A PULLEY GUARD ON THE CRUSHER AND CHANGING A ROLLER ON THE IMPACTOR BELT.HE RAISED UP AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE PULLEY GUARD AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN.HE RECIVED A BU MP ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND PAIN TO HIS NECK AND HEADACHES.IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CERVICAL STRAIN AND CONTUSION OF SKULL.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harry Keith & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER RESULTING IN INFLAMMATION TO HIS SHOULDER CAUSING SEVERE PAIN. HE HAD ALSO BEEN USING A SLADGE HAMMER.

July 24, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harry Keith & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE VISTED HIS F5MILY DOCTOR BECUASE OF A LUMP ON HIS SIDE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA WHICH REQUIRES SURGERY. WORK INVOLVES LABOR. LIFTING AND SHOVELING SO THE HERNIA WAS PROBABLY SUFFERED ON THE3JOB.