Mining Incidents

Lawrence Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Douglas, Douglas County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401525

Lawrence Quarry has $8K 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
20
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,878
proposed penalties
$7,878
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
209
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: 209 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lawrence Quarry has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2004 Q4 3,850 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,220 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,951 7 0 1413.9
2004 Q1 4,086 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,323 19 4 3569.4
2003 Q3 4,896 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,468 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,315 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 4,024 28 5 6958.3
2002 Q3 4,494 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,955 9 1 1816.3
2002 Q1 3,335 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,900 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,485 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,673 4 0 705.1
2001 Q1 2,786 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,232 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,605 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,614 7 0 1517.1
2000 Q1 5,891 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2004 · 1 incident

July 14, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt Midwest Mining Div Of KS · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A RADIATOR FROM A HAUL TRUCK. WHEN THE RADIATOR GOT STUCK, THE EMPLOYEE GAVE IT A STRONG PULL. WHEN IT BROKE FREE, HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LEFT WRIST SPRAIN AND CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER 3 STITCHES.

1998 · 1 incident

October 26, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hunt Midwest Mining Div Of KS · Fall onto or against objects

EE DID NOT KNOW THE LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING WAS OF THE SPRING TENSIONED FOLD AWAY TYPE. HE REACHED THE 2ND RUNG AND THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY FORCEDTHE LADDER TO COME DOWN. THE JOLT OF THE LADDER COMING DOWN, CAUSED A FRACTURE IN HIS FOOT

1996 · 1 incident

July 20, 1996 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt Midwest Mining Div Of KS · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CHANGING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A CONVEYOR, THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1995 · 4 incidents

July 6, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hunt Midwest Mining Div Of KS · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DISENGAGING THE CLUTCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ENGINE WHEN IT "KICKED BACK," HITTING HIM IN THE RIB AREA.

May 11, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TEH ROLL CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

April 12, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE ROCKS IN THE FEEDER OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TRYING TO CLEAR A"JAM-UP".HE COMPLAINED OF SHARP, LOWER BACK PAINS WHICH WERE DIAGNOSED AS BACK STRAIN.

February 7, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A SLUGGED CRUSHER OF LARGE ROCKS WHEN A ROCK PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK THIS CAUSED AN ABRASION & BROKEN SKIN ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND

1994 · 3 incidents

December 14, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED HER TRUCK FOR THE DAY & WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING AREA WHEN SHE ALLEGEDLY TRIPPED OVER A ROCK & FELL ON HER RT HAND REINJURING A BREAK THAT OCCURRED IN OCT 1994

November 9, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A "SLUGGED" CRUSHER WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS WORK BOOT.

April 1, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PICKING UP TOOLS, WHILE WALKING BACK TO TRUCK SHE STEPPED ON A RICK, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HER WRIST.

1993 · 4 incidents

September 16, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT DOWN SMALL TREE WHEN IT FELL TOWARDS HIM STRIKING HIM.

August 30, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING LARGE ROCK FROM PRIMARY EQUIP & STRAINED BACK

June 22, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Killough Quarries Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON THE BACK OF THE HAND CAUSING AN ALLERGLIC REACTION

June 18, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT WHEN ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON HARD HAT CAUSING JOLT TO NECK

1991 · 5 incidents

November 4, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS MOVING WATER LINE STARTING UP EQUIPMENT & PLANT WEATHER WAS VERY COLD AS WAS EQUIPMENT WHICH CAUSED EMPL TO USE FORCE TO SEVERAL THINGSCAUSING BACK STRAIN.

July 19, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LOADER AND SLIPPED OFF, HE GRABBED HANDRAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF DAMAGING LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER, REACTIVATING AN OLTER SHOULDER INJURY.

June 26, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING INTO SCALEHOUSE AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL, BREAKING HER ANKLE.

May 16, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN I BEAM STOOD UPRIGHT AND A 30 TON JACK WERE BEING USED TO LEVEL THE CRUSHER. THE BEAM KICKED OUT UNDER PRESSURE AND STRUCK EE ON THE THIGH, CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER THIGH.

1989 · 1 incident

September 7, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Killough Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING BOULDER FROM CRUSHER WHEN EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO REPOSITION CHAIN. A ROCK ROLLED DOWN FROM ABOVE SMASHING FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK. LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT THE SECOND JOINT .

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