Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDNET 3-21-94, ALLEGEDLY HE WAS SHOVLEING ROCK AND STRAINED BACK.
Plant #3: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hunt Midwest Mining Inc-Div Of Kansas
· Surface
Controlled by
Hunt Midwest Enterprises
Douglas County,
KS
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401510
MSHA record for Plant #3 (mine ID 1401510). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1994
- Latest incident
- Mar 1994
Ownership history
- Killough Quarries Inc 1987 to 1995
- Hunt Midwest Mining Inc-Div Of Kansas 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Plant #3 sits in Douglas County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
10 on file1994 · 2 incidents
March 8, 1994
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR WHEN OVEREXERTING HE STRAINED HIS BACK, & BRUISED HIS CHEST.
1993 · 2 incidents
September 20, 1993
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOVERING EQUIPMENT AFTER A SHOT WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUDDY AREA AND FELL AGAINST EQUIPMENT STRAINGING BACK AND SHOULDERS.
March 8, 1993
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND PULLED BACK OUT.
1991 · 1 incident
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE DRILL AND HE RAN OVER THE HOSE, HE PULLED THE HOSE OUT OF THE FITTING AND THE HOSE AND AIR HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND NECK.
1990 · 3 incidents
September 7, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Killough Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON WHILE SHOVELING HE INJURED TENDONS & MUSCLES ON RT HAND
July 5, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Killough Quarries Inc · Contact with heat
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON PLANT WHEN IS PASSED OUT SUFFERING FROM APPARENT HEAT EXHAUSTION
June 14, 1990
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK, HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE STEP, WHEN THE CABLE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE COMPLAINED OF HIS RIGHT HIP AND LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK BEING SORE .
1989 · 1 incident
September 11, 1989
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)
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A BIN WHEN HE TWISTED RT KNEE DID NOT GO TO GET ANY TEATMENT UNTIL AFTER HIS SHIFT WAS RAINED OUT ON 091289 WAS TREATED WITH RX & PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WI TH FULL RELEASE ON 091089
1988 · 1 incident
June 6, 1988
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Killough Quarries Inc · Fall from machine
HE WAS STEPPING FROM 769 CAT HAUL TRUCK TO FOREMANS PICKUP SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND. FELL APPROX 4'.