Nelson Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Tool got caught in a head pulley resulting in pulling EE's arm into head pulley. Both arms became entangled in conveyor before de-energizing conveyor belt.
Plant 1 Metal/Non-Metal
Nelson Quarries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth L Nelson
Fort Scott,
Bourbon County,
KS
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401477
Plant 1 has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2019
- Latest incident
- May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
24
significant & substantial
$34,345
proposed penalties
$22,071
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,274 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
585
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: 585 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Plant 1 has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 8 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.$33K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
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 | 2,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,168 | 1 | 0 | 315.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 497 | 6 | 3 | 12072.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,605 | 4 | 1 | 1535.5 |
| 2023 Q2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,187 | 1 | 0 | 457.2 |
| 2022 Q3 | 667 | 4 | 0 | 5997.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q1 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,522 | 2 | 0 | 793.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,079 | 5 | 2 | 1623.9 |
| 2020 Q2 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,064 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,907 | 10 | 4 | 2037.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,893 | 4 | 3 | 2113.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 677 | 1 | 0 | 1477.1 |
| 2017 Q3 | 2,294 | 7 | 2 | 3051.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,043 | 1 | 0 | 958.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,573 | 3 | 0 | 1166.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,939 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,635 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,057 | 5 | 0 | 1635.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,561 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 5,922 | 8 | 0 | 1350.9 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 554 | 8 | 1 | 14440.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,408 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,275 | 11 | 4 | 2573.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,364 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 5,626 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 4,108 | 8 | 2 | 1947.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,268 | 3 | 2 | 702.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,816 | 5 | 0 | 859.7 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,620 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,947 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2019 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
August 28, 2007
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nelson Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
EE was inside impactor, removing rock by hand and placing back into feeder. A 5 lb rock fell from the edge of the feeder (6'). It slid down the impactor and struck his hand that was resting on the rotor. Fractured index finger tip on his left hand.
2001 · 1 incident
Nelson Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object
4 MEN WERE PICKING UP RAILROAD TIE TO STACK ON TOP OF ANOTHER RAILROAD TIE TO MAKE A LEVER AREA TO SET A BIN ON WHEN SITTING TIE DOWN IT SLIPPED AND CHOPPED ABOUT 5" ONTO EE FINGER TIP AND A R OCK. CRUSHED FINGER TIP ON R.H. MIDDLE FINGER SOTHAT IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM 1 ST JOINT.
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