Knop Sand Co Inc Metal/Non-Metal
Knop Sand Co Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Don L Knop; Daniel J Knop
Barton,
Barton County,
KS
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401027
Knop Sand Co Inc 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
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
62
citations
22
significant & substantial
$9,362
proposed penalties
$9,362
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
42
inspections on record
365
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: 365 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Knop Sand Co Inc has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-14.
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 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 149 | 1 | 0 | 6711.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 3610.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 13245.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 9202.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 226 | 6 | 1 | 26548.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 315 | 4 | 4 | 12698.4 |
| 2019 Q1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 241 | 3 | 1 | 12448.1 |
| 2017 Q3 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 270 | 3 | 1 | 11111.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 279 | 5 | 4 | 17921.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 484 | 2 | 1 | 4132.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 7812.5 |
| 2012 Q2 | 256 | 6 | 1 | 23437.5 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,250 | 5 | 2 | 4000.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,452 | 1 | 0 | 688.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 767 | 1 | 0 | 1303.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,005 | 2 | 2 | 1990.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 987 | 3 | 0 | 3039.5 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,309 | 3 | 1 | 2291.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,293 | 1 | 0 | 773.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,381 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,035 | 1 | 0 | 966.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 893 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,018 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 983 | 5 | 3 | 5086.5 |
| 2004 Q1 | 898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,041 | 1 | 0 | 960.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 701 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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