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Koogler Quarry: 167 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Scott R Bergkamp
El Dorado, Butler County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401622

Koogler Quarry has $87K 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
5
Years on record
2003–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
167
citations
51
significant & substantial
$86,802
proposed penalties
$79,514
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,288 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
59
inspections on record
802
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: 802 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Koogler Quarry has $87K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$87K
proposed penalties
$80K
current assessed
$80K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
158 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $43K in penalties contested before the Commission, $25K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.5%
significant & substantial
10.2%
high negligence or reckless
30.5%
reasonably likely or greater
70.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.0% low, 80.8% moderate, 10.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 80%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 20%
75%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$40K proposed, $25K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2022-08-22.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2022-0184 Settlement Simonton 2023 $43K → $25K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-05-08
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
16
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (16)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-05-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 10 0.02 Utility Man
2024-05-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.65 2.27 0.29 Utility Man
2022-08-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.43 10 0.04 Shovel Operator
2022-08-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-08-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2021-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2020-08-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Backhoe Operator
2020-08-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Drill Operator, Rotary
2020-08-04 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-09-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-09-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 10 0.04 Dump Operator
2003-08-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-08-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 15
2025 12
2024 10
2023 8
2022 8
2021 8
2020 6
2019 6
2018 7
2017 7
2016 5
2015 23
2014 25
2013 24
2012 16
2011 13
2010 19
2009 18
2008 19
2007 16
2006 20
2005 22
2004 8
2003 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Koogler Quarry sits in Butler County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Butler County, Kansas · Population 67,916
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$80,375
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2026 Q2 5,211 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 5,076 7 0 1379.0
2025 Q4 5,429 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,441 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,423 9 3 2629.3
2025 Q1 4,419 7 0 1584.1
2024 Q4 4,307 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,533 0 0 0.0
Show 86 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,435 17 4 3833.1
2024 Q1 4,450 2 0 449.4
2023 Q4 3,133 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 3,732 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,338 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,280 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,755 2 1 726.0
2022 Q3 1,763 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,367 4 0 916.0
2022 Q1 4,284 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,510 12 5 3418.8
2021 Q3 4,938 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,852 1 0 206.1
2021 Q1 3,026 3 0 991.4
2020 Q4 4,117 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,273 7 1 1327.5
2020 Q2 5,919 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,425 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,412 8 2 1813.2
2019 Q3 5,275 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,349 1 0 229.9
2019 Q1 3,802 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,002 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,284 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,570 3 1 538.6
2018 Q1 1,806 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,917 4 1 1021.2
2017 Q3 1,962 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,837 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,664 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,250 12 9 5333.3
2016 Q3 568 1 1 1760.6
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 2,828 5 3 1768.0
2015 Q4 3,924 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,180 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,681 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,829 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,080 8 6 1960.8
2014 Q3 5,729 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,683 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,746 2 1 421.4
2013 Q4 5,156 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,541 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,762 4 1 840.0
2013 Q1 5,488 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,163 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,435 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,488 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,022 4 2 3913.9
2011 Q4 2,035 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,245 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,890 3 2 1038.1
2011 Q1 1,840 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,037 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,302 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,032 2 0 984.3
2010 Q1 2,787 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,527 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,723 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,459 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,605 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,566 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,820 1 0 549.5
2008 Q2 3,863 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,359 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,940 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,826 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,395 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,728 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,981 5 0 1256.0
2006 Q3 2,405 14 4 5821.2
2006 Q2 2,376 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,447 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,817 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,390 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,834 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,087 2 0 647.9
2004 Q4 1,827 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,551 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,928 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,621 6 3 2289.2
2003 Q4 1,945 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,499 2 0 571.6
2003 Q2 2,769 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 998 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 21, 2026 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Fall from machine

End of shift, employee was exiting truck, and dismounting down ladder. EE missed the first step fall about 6 feet to the ground.

2016 · 1 incident

October 19, 2016 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using an angle grinder, the disc came apart and struck the user in the chin area. User was grinding on metal on a conveyor when the incident occurred. User had recently replaced the disc and failed to put the guard back on. Also contributing to the injury is the fact that a face shield was not in use. User was taken to hospital and received medical treatment.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT, STARTED IN THE MORNING AND HAD DRIVEN A SERVICE TRUCK DOWN INTO THE PIT. HE APPARENTLY HIT A ROCK OR A HOLE, SHAKING THE TRUCK AND FLIPPING A BARREL OF ANTI FREEZE OVER. HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP BY HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 4, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FRAME OF SCREEN TRYING TO UNDO A SHACKLE & CABLE THAT HAD BEEN USED TO LIFT THE FRAME TO ALLOW A TRUCK TO BACK UNDER THE SCREEN. NEEDING A WRENCH, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE SCREEN & JUMPED TO THE GROUND APPROX. 5'.

2003 · 1 incident

May 20, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Bob Bergkamp Construction Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LOADER AND ADJUSTED SCREEN, HE WAS GETTING BACK ON LOADER AND THOUGHT DOOR WAS LATCHED, WAS NOT, WIND CAUGHT DOOR AND SLAMMED IT SHUT CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND F RAME. SMASHED THREE KNUCKLES ON PINKY FINGER AND BOTTOM 2 KNUCKLES ON RING FINGER.