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L A Knebler Sand & Gravel: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by L A Knebler
Topeka, Marion County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401507

MSHA record for L A Knebler Sand & Gravel (mine ID 1401507). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. L A Knebler Construction Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

L A Knebler Sand & Gravel sits in Marion 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.
Marion County, Kansas · Population 11,795
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$63,438
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

March 18, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

LOADING CRUSHER SHOES INTO A TRAILER THE BOYS WERE PITCHING THEM UP WITH THE BUCKET OF A CASE TRACTOR THEN SETTING THEM BY HAND ON THE TRAILER ONE OF THEM SLIPPED OFF & STRUCK ANOTHER CAUSING IT TO SHATTER THE SLIVER HIT I NAME IN THE EYES

1990 · 1 incident

January 5, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1989 · 1 incident

June 5, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Knebler Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HOLDING A 4 IN WATER HOSE, PRESSURE SURGE CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF PIPE.