Mining Incidents

PLANT 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Warren W Harshman
Waverly, Osage County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401537

PLANT 2 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $90 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1991–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
83
citations
21
significant & substantial
$20,053
proposed penalties
$19,783
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $270 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
841
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: 841 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 $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $90 outstanding across 2 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$90
outstanding
77 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 3,195 1 0 313.0
2025 Q3 3,876 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,626 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,328 1 0 300.5
2024 Q4 3,475 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,041 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,652 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,831 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,747 2 1 728.1
2023 Q3 2,651 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,640 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,683 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,197 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,118 1 0 320.7
2022 Q2 3,557 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,140 4 1 1869.2
2021 Q4 3,122 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,614 2 0 553.4
2021 Q2 3,974 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,570 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,576 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,990 2 2 668.9
2020 Q2 4,046 4 1 988.6
2020 Q1 3,811 2 1 524.8
2019 Q4 3,703 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,276 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,045 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,134 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,353 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,828 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,897 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,124 1 0 470.8
2017 Q4 4,178 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,838 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,878 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,295 3 0 698.5
2016 Q4 5,194 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,533 1 0 394.8
2016 Q2 3,483 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,746 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,958 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,707 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,618 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,781 2 1 418.3
2014 Q4 1,804 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,449 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,352 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,553 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,738 1 0 211.1
2013 Q3 3,806 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,806 1 0 208.1
2013 Q1 3,422 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,297 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,963 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,544 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,352 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,371 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,229 1 0 191.2
2011 Q1 4,749 1 0 210.6
2010 Q4 4,535 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,875 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,883 3 3 614.4
2010 Q1 5,088 3 2 589.6
2009 Q4 5,688 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,603 1 0 217.2
2009 Q2 5,590 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,187 5 1 963.9
2008 Q4 6,102 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,031 3 0 497.4
2008 Q2 5,191 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,154 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,979 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,538 1 0 282.6
2007 Q2 3,284 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,099 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,047 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,669 1 0 272.6
2006 Q2 3,501 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,540 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,503 9 3 2569.2
2005 Q3 3,729 3 3 804.5
2005 Q2 3,681 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,582 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,372 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,717 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,228 3 1 709.6
2004 Q1 3,228 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,684 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,672 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,532 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,319 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,319 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,698 1 0 270.4
2002 Q2 3,024 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,960 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,852 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,742 9 1 1897.9
2001 Q2 4,181 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,331 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,710 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,459 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,042 5 0 1237.0
2000 Q1 3,326 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 19, 2020 KS · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by rolling or sliding object

An individual was standing in the vicinity of a stockpile when material sloughed off from the stockpile and engulfed them.

Reportable incidents

25 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2021 · 1 incident

May 19, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was changing a bearing on the tail pulley of the conveyor. EE was cutting the old race off of the shaft and accidently cut the cable holding the shaft. This caused EE's finger to be pinched between the take-up and shaft.

2020 · 1 incident

March 24, 2020 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IE and another employee had moved the guard on the surge bin out of the way to access and disassemble the gearbox to replace the seals. The guard swung down and back into place, smashing IE's pinky finger.

2018 · 1 incident

August 20, 2018 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by falling object

Had hand resting on secondary crusher as the hood was mechanically opening. A piece of angle iron came down on the tip of middle finger. Received three stitches on finger nail from ER and returned to full duty at work the next day. Went to a specialist a week later on 08/27/2018 and they said that the tip of finger is broken. EE is on light duty work now.

2005 · 1 incident

June 30, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by flying object

USING BELT FASTNER TO PUT BELT TOGETHER AND A PIECE OF METAL POPPED INTO LEFT EYE. USED DRILL AND PUNCH ALSO TO REPAIR BELT

2004 · 2 incidents

September 21, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING NEW BELT ON PRIMARY UNIT. LINING UP BELT & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY.

April 28, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by falling object

While moving crusher canopy, the wind caught it when it was hung up in the loader bucket. The wind carried it and it dropped on employee's foot.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

June 17, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TRACK OF SCRAPER. FOOT SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE LANDED ON RACK AND FELL TO GROUND. INJURED BACK AND HEAD.

2001 · 4 incidents

November 6, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING ON SKID LOADER BUCKET AND A WELDING SLAG GOT IN HIS LEFT EAR.

February 26, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TOOK SHIELD OFF LOADER AND WAS BENDING DOWN TO LAY IT ON GROUND. EE STRAIN HIS BACK.

January 25, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS MOVING DRILL. DRILL CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND PRESSED FOOT BETWEEN DRILL & GROUND.

2000 · 1 incident

May 1, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE TO SET CHANGE. DRILL THREW A PIECE OF METAL STRIKING EE IN STOMACH.

1999 · 3 incidents

March 18, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING SANDBLASTER. HE WAS BACKING UP AND TRIPPED CAUSING SANDBLASTER TO SHOOT SAND AT HIS EAR AREA. EMPLOYEE HAD PROTECTIVE HOOD IN PLACE.

February 26, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Flash burns (welding)

EE DID NOT REALIZE WELDING HELMET HE WAS WEARING WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE WELDING FLASH BURNED HIS EYES.

1998 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS COMING OUT OF TOOL SHED TRAILER AND THE STAIRS FELL AWAY FROM TRAILER. EE FELL TO THE GROUND.

June 30, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD BEEN GRINDING AND WELDING ON THE JOB. RUBBED EYE WITH GLOVE AND GOT METAL IN EYE FROM GLOVE.

1997 · 1 incident

February 6, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON KNEE WHILE WALKING ON SNOW COVERED ICE.

1995 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Fall from machine

THEIR WAS OIL ON THE FRONT TIRE, THE EE WAS LOOKING AT HOLE IN TILT CYLINDER & SLIPPED ON TIRE &CAUGHT HIMSELF, BUT PULLED SOMETHING IN SHOULDER& BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

February 23, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS SERVICING MACHINE. RIGHT KNEE POPPED WHEN STEPPING UP ONTO MACHINE. THE KNEE HAS REMAINED SORE & STIFF SINC.

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

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The full compliance file on PLANT 2

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.