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Micro-Lite Inc Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Micro-Lite Inc · Surface
Woodson County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400869

MSHA record for Micro-Lite Inc Pit (mine ID 1400869). 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
1994–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Micro-Lite Inc 1950 to 1981
  2. Micro-Lite Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Micro-Lite Inc Pit sits in Woodson County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Woodson County, Kansas · Population 3,118
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$48,152
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

1995 · 1 incident

February 10, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Micro-Lite Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAGGING DIRT OFF OF HILL WITH DRAG BEHIND FRONT END LOADER.RESETTING DRAG TO PULL AGAIN AND PULLED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Micro-Lite Inc · Fall from ladders

FELL FROM A LADDER WHILE CHECKING ROTATION OF AN AIR LOCK.

January 5, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Micro-Lite Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS INJURED WITH INSTALLING BOTTOM PAN OF A 613 SCRAPER. TUBE TO TESTICLES KNOTTED.