Mining Incidents

Plant C: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David S Walker
Dickinson County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400612

MSHA record for Plant C (mine ID 1400612). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Walker Stone Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Plant C sits in Dickinson County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Dickinson County, Kansas · Population 18,423
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,982
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1989 · 1 incident

March 21, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Walker Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ HIT ON HEAD WHEN CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OFF BOOMER WHILE TIGHTENING CHAINS INJ SUFFERED LACERATION TO SCALP HAIRLINE ABOVE LEFT EYE WHICH REQ STITCHES.

1983 · 1 incident

June 1, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walker Stone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CLEANING PARTS WHEN A BEARING BROKE & HE CUT THE END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND ON A SHARP EDGE, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.