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McPherson Mine: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

McPherson, Mcpherson County, KS  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401746

McPherson Mine 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
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
56
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,179
proposed penalties
$9,179
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See E-M Sand & Gravel LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
18
inspections on record
218
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: 218 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

McPherson Mine has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-16.
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.
17.9%
significant & substantial
3.6%
high negligence or reckless
17.9%
reasonably likely or greater
57.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 82.1% moderate, 3.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2024-08-15
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2024-08-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2016-06-22, 10 years ago
2
samples
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2016-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 MP WASH/SCREEN
2016-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
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. Alsop Sand Co., Inc. 2012 to 2017
  2. E-M Sand & Gravel LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 4
2023 4
2022 5
2021 4
2020 4
2019 4
2018 3
2017 3
2016 1
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

McPherson Mine sits in McPherson County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
McPherson County, Kansas · Population 30,130
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$77,701
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 744 10 1 13440.9
2026 Q1 542 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 544 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 514 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 710 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 600 1 0 1666.7
2024 Q3 376 10 1 26595.7
Show 48 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 310 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 370 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 350 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 320 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 98 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 35 1 0 28571.4
2022 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 170 10 3 58823.5
2022 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 122 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 136 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 180 4 1 22222.2
2020 Q3 122 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 130 1 0 7692.3
2020 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 190 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 118 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 158 2 1 12658.2
2019 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 186 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 169 8 1 47337.3
2017 Q3 234 5 1 21367.5
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 124 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 184 4 1 21739.1
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 258 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 340 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 99 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 264 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 261 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 127 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 389 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 647 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 130 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 523 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 237 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 347 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 29, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E-M Sand & Gravel LLC · Fall from machine

Employee had been loading dirt from stockpile that is hauled in from offsite. Employee got out of machine to check cleanliness of bucket. Employee was climbing steps to enter cab of wheel loader when hand slipped from hand railing. Employee fell backward landing on ground. Employee sustained broken ribs from fall.