Mining Incidents

PLANT #2: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Douglas County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401459

MSHA record for PLANT #2 (mine ID 1401459). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Killough Quarries Inc 1985 to 1995
  2. Hunt Midwest Mining Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PLANT #2 sits in Douglas County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Douglas County, Kansas · Population 119,547
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$68,756
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE AND RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK WITH 4" BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED.

April 20, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGLY SLIPPED AND FELL JAMMING RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 5, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING EXTENTION BUCKET OF 988 B. THE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING EXTENSION TO SWING SIDEWAYS INTO EMPLOYEE.

1991 · 3 incidents

December 11, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CONV STRAINED BACK

November 29, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING NEAR CONV ROCK FELL OFF IT STRUCK HIS L SIDE OF BACK

January 1, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO KILLOUGH, INC, BUT EE ADMITTED TO INSURANCE COMPANY THAT AROUND THE FIRST OF JAN. '91-HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND AGGREVATED A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY HE SUSTAINED IN JUNE,'90.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 14, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller POWERED HAULAGE
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL OPERATING CAT WAGON.WHILE WAITING TO BE LOADED WITH ROCK,ARM WAS RESTING ON DOOR WITH WINDOW OPEN.AS ROCK WAS BEING DUMPED ROCK FELL ONTO EMPL ARM.

August 30, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE POND FOR WATER HE GOT STUCK & FELL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HE LANDED ON THUMB

February 9, 1990 KS · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHAKING OUTDOOR TOILET WITH SHOULDER WHILE CO WORKER INSIDE TOILET, INJ L ARM AND SHOULDER