US Stone Industries, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Trimming stone blocks. Dry saw. Uncovered, flat ledge. Weather conditions dry. Full visibility. Normal operating conditions.
Middle Creek Metal/Non-Metal
US Stone Industries, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Brent B Bayer; Benjamin Retter; Kent Barnow
Elmdale,
Chase County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401613
Middle Creek has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2021
- Latest incident
- Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
19
significant & substantial
$13,206
proposed penalties
$12,831
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $375 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
53
inspections on record
526
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 526 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Middle Creek has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,857 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,524 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 4,781 | 1 | 0 | 209.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,339 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 4,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 5,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,861 | 7 | 5 | 1813.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,734 | 1 | 0 | 211.2 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,590 | 1 | 0 | 278.6 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,993 | 1 | 0 | 334.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,357 | 1 | 0 | 297.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,055 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,612 | 3 | 2 | 830.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,534 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,882 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,951 | 6 | 2 | 3075.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 5,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,317 | 2 | 0 | 376.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,911 | 4 | 1 | 1022.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,316 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,348 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,038 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,027 | 1 | 0 | 493.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,047 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,267 | 1 | 0 | 306.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,311 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 6,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,186 | 2 | 1 | 385.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 5,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,355 | 5 | 4 | 933.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,313 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,624 | 1 | 1 | 216.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,743 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,188 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,477 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,803 | 3 | 0 | 1070.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2021 · 2 incidents
August 3, 2021
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
US Stone Industries, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Clear warm morning. Technician installing hose on radiator, felt pop and pain in R shoulder. Finished job and left site.
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The full compliance file on Middle Creek
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.