Mining Incidents

Marion Quarry & Plant: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Marion County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401119

MSHA record for Marion Quarry & Plant (mine ID 1401119). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Hallett Construction Company 1950 to 1986
  2. Hallett Construction Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Marion Quarry & Plant 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

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

February 16, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hallett Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HOLDING 5 PIECE OF IRON IN PLACE ANOTHER WORKER WAS STRAIGHTENING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE VIBRATION BRUISED A NERVE IN HIS HAND

1986 · 2 incidents

July 25, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON BULL GEAR OF NW 37 SHOVEL TRYING TO CUT A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH HE LOSTR HIS BALANCE AND FOOTING DUE TO GREASY AREA FELL ABOUT 1 FT WHILE DOING HIS LEFT HANDS INDEX FIN AND MIDDLE FING9R CAME I N CONTACT WITH TORCH FLAME REC,D SECOND & THIRD DEGREEBURNS WENT TO DR FOR EXAM WOUND WAS CLEANED AND WRAPPED & DR PRESCRIBED MEDICINE RELEASED FOR WORK 7 28 86 WITH

April 23, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Construction Company · Fall from machine

EMPL CLIMBING D2WN LADDER OF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER,FALL ONTO GROUND.LOWER BACK KEPT GETTING SORER AND HE WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT-INJURY DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MU SCLE REMAINED O0F JOB THAT DAY ONLY.

1983 · 1 incident

April 4, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hallett Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON PLANT.HAD HELPED TO DROP SCREEN TO GROUND,CLIMBED DOWN TO DRAG IT AWAY-...INJURED LOWER BACK WHICH PORDUCED MUSCLE SPASMS.