February 13, 2004
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
EE DID NOT HAVE HOLD OF HAND HOLD THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ENABLE HIM TO HAVE 3 POINT CONTACT.
Plant 2 Metal/Non-Metal
Nelson Quarries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Kenneth L Nelson
La Harpe,
Allen County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401478
Plant 2 has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1995–2004
- Latest incident
- Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
144
citations
31
significant & substantial
$61,861
proposed penalties
$28,671
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $33,190 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
779
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: 779 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 2 has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 18 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.$62K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-02.
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 Q3 | 2,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,271 | 9 | 1 | 2751.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,905 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,068 | 3 | 1 | 737.5 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,491 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,624 | 9 | 1 | 2483.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,968 | 2 | 0 | 402.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,791 | 3 | 0 | 626.2 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,234 | 10 | 0 | 2361.8 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,227 | 1 | 0 | 309.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,617 | 2 | 0 | 552.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 2,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,267 | 2 | 1 | 468.7 |
| 2019 Q1 | 10,898 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 10,630 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 12,451 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 8,453 | 3 | 2 | 354.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 4,182 | 5 | 3 | 1195.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,761 | 2 | 1 | 531.8 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,975 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,321 | 1 | 0 | 757.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,206 | 2 | 0 | 623.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,436 | 4 | 0 | 2785.5 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 329 | 2 | 0 | 6079.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 257 | 2 | 0 | 7782.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,005 | 4 | 2 | 1331.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,562 | 1 | 0 | 390.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,279 | 12 | 1 | 2273.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 3,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 4,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,985 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,846 | 2 | 1 | 520.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,115 | 16 | 2 | 7565.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,586 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 4,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,549 | 15 | 6 | 5884.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,110 | 11 | 2 | 2152.6 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,825 | 2 | 2 | 522.9 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,638 | 6 | 3 | 1649.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,878 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,034 | 3 | 0 | 988.8 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,332 | 10 | 2 | 3001.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2004 · 1 incident
1996 · 1 incident
October 3, 1996
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Nelson Quarries Inc · Fall from machine
UNLOADING DOOR TO REPLACE ON QUARRY TRUCK FROM LOADER BUCKET. PUT 1 FOOTS ON BUCKET & 1 ON TRUCK CATWALK. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED UP BEFORE READY CAUSING EE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL. EE CRACK ED LEFT WRIST
1995 · 1 incident
November 24, 1995
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Nelson Quarries Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
APPARENT HEART ATTACK
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