Tarbet Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Greasing zerk on top of sand screw. Slipped and bruised left shoulder and left ribs. Broke tip of thumb.
Klotz Sand Co Metal/Non-Metal
Klotz Sand Co Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Victor S Klotz; Christie Klotz
Kinsley,
Edwards County,
KS
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401340
Klotz Sand Co has $12K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 2009–2010
- Latest incident
- Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
70
citations
22
significant & substantial
$11,824
proposed penalties
$11,824
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
36
inspections on record
404
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: 404 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Klotz Sand Co has $12K 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.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-02.
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 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 425 | 11 | 3 | 25882.4 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,384 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,727 | 6 | 3 | 2200.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 675 | 2 | 1 | 2963.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 30000.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50000.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,920 | 1 | 0 | 520.8 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,062 | 4 | 0 | 3766.5 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,444 | 1 | 0 | 692.5 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,998 | 1 | 0 | 500.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 882 | 2 | 2 | 2267.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 870 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 820 | 1 | 0 | 1219.5 |
| 2011 Q2 | 814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 847 | 2 | 0 | 2361.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 546 | 17 | 8 | 31135.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,061 | 4 | 0 | 3770.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,001 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,823 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,264 | 7 | 3 | 5538.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,948 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,890 | 1 | 0 | 529.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,911 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,796 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,104 | 1 | 0 | 475.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,836 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 3 incidents
Tarbet Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object
Bolting two pieces of 10" steel pipes together. Using loader to move one to the other. Loader operator failed to watch mine manager's hand signal. Dropped loader bucket on the head of employee trying to bolt the pipe.
July 30, 2009
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tarbet Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine
Sand on bottom step of loader. Slipped into rung and twisted knee.
January 29, 2009
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarbet Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Adjusting sandscreen replacement that was being held in place by loader. Strained back by moving screen manually.
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