Mining Incidents

Plant 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Warren W Harshman
Florence, Marion County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401694

Plant 5 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2014–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
51
citations
14
significant & substantial
$7,962
proposed penalties
$7,962
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
41
inspections on record
546
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: 546 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 5 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-06.
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 4,718 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,946 5 0 1010.9
2025 Q2 4,875 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,082 1 0 164.4
2024 Q4 4,859 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,863 2 0 411.3
2024 Q1 3,734 2 1 535.6
Show 62 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,636 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,306 1 0 232.2
2023 Q2 4,969 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,931 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,642 1 0 215.4
2022 Q3 5,036 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,902 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,548 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,685 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,874 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,053 2 0 395.8
2021 Q1 5,526 3 0 542.9
2020 Q4 4,918 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,980 1 0 200.8
2020 Q2 4,804 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,460 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,486 2 0 364.6
2019 Q3 5,764 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,681 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,043 3 2 496.4
2018 Q4 6,086 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,134 1 1 163.0
2018 Q2 5,701 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,746 2 1 348.1
2017 Q4 5,778 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,652 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,639 2 0 354.7
2017 Q1 5,340 3 2 561.8
2016 Q4 6,623 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,403 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,596 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,613 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,513 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,903 2 1 338.8
2015 Q1 4,000 2 0 500.0
2014 Q4 3,823 2 1 523.1
2014 Q3 4,149 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,213 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,197 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,518 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,291 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 4,748 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,437 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,634 2 1 431.6
2011 Q4 4,615 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,665 1 1 214.4
2011 Q2 3,354 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 4,807 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,292 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,060 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,786 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,938 2 2 405.0
2009 Q4 3,777 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,583 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,105 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,135 1 1 241.8
2008 Q4 3,293 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,277 4 0 1220.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2018 · 1 incident

June 26, 2018 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The crew was putting on a new belt on a conveyor. EE was pulling on the drive belt to help turn the head pulley to help the new belt go on. While pulling on the drive belt, ee caught the tip of ring finger between the belt and the pulley. The very tip of finger was broken.

2017 · 1 incident

September 8, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Transmission pump being installed struck employee in the mouth chipping front teeth.

2014 · 1 incident

September 2, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Harshman Construction LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Drill steal slipped off of carousel on drill. Operator called for help. Employee went to help. They kept the boom vertical, EE was holding the steel in place. He signaled to the drill operator that he is ready, while the grips were closing around steel... he moved his hand into the clamp, catching his thumb between the clamp and the steel.

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