Mining Incidents

Oakland Pit / Plant #19: 29 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Billard, Shawnee County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401599

Oakland Pit / Plant #19 has $8K 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
2
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
29
citations
9
significant & substantial
$7,696
proposed penalties
$7,696
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
14
inspections on record
117
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: 117 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oakland Pit / Plant #19 has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-24.
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.
31.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.0%
reasonably likely or greater
86.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Victory Sand & Gravel Inc 1997 to 1999
  2. Victory Sand & Gravel Inc. 1999 to 2005
  3. Victory Sand Mining & Dredging, LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2009 0
2008 2
2007 2
2006 3
2005 4
2004 4
2003 4
2002 3
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oakland Pit / Plant #19 sits in Shawnee County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Shawnee County, Kansas · Population 178,315
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$66,043
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
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 229 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,115 1 0 896.9
2008 Q2 1,161 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,087 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,103 0 0 0.0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 1,140 9 3 7894.7
2007 Q2 934 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,127 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,517 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,240 11 3 8871.0
2006 Q2 304 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 779 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,118 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,149 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,883 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,571 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,950 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,848 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,589 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,514 2 1 1321.0
2003 Q3 2,291 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,469 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,332 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,533 1 0 652.3
2002 Q3 1,878 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,598 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,510 1 1 398.4
2001 Q3 2,334 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,867 4 1 2142.5
2001 Q1 1,750 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,498 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,669 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 874 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

July 7, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Victory Sand & Gravel Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

This was not reportable until 8/24/04. Employee fell on the dredge on 7/7/04, however, he did not go to the doctor because he felt the injury was minimal. He has continued to have some pain so decided on 8/24/04 to have his shoulder checked by a doctor. The doctor put him on restricted duty, but it does not effect his job. He is doing his regular job.

March 3, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victory Sand & Gravel Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING IMPELLAR. COME-ALONG FAILED AND MASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB. NO BROKEN BONES.