Mining Incidents

MELVERN QUARRY #349 Metal/Non-Metal

Osage County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401548

MELVERN QUARRY #349 has $55 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
6
Years on record
1992–2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
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
5
inspections on record
38
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: 38 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MELVERN QUARRY #349 has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-30.
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
2000 Q4 4,499 1 0 222.3
2000 Q3 6,737 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,163 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,417 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2000 · 1 incident

February 21, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS A RESULT OF TURNING HER HEAD TO ENSURE THE AREA BEHIND HER WAS CLEAR THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HER NECK.

1999 · 1 incident

August 14, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from machine

EE STOOD ON THE SIDE OF THE IMPACT TRYING TO TURN THE ROTOR USING A PRYBAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE FELL.

1998 · 1 incident

October 23, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN EE WAS STANDING ON A CATWALK WHEN A SMALL ROCK KICKED OUT OF THE IMPACTOR STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS FACE

1997 · 1 incident

March 13, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING PADDLES FROM A LOG WASHER A HAMMER GLANCED OFF A PADDLE STRIKING EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER

1992 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Criqui Limestone Inc · Fall from ladders

54736YEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER & MISSED HIS FOOTING ON THE THIRD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM

July 27, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Criqui Limestone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

58497MENT WAS SHUT OFF & EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON BELT TO GET TO A BROKEN SPOT, WHEN HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE BELT & PULLEY.

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