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Portable #872: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Marion County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400102

MSHA record for Portable #872 (mine ID 1400102). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Sunflower Crushed Stone Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Hallett Materials 1986 to 1990
  3. Martin Marietta Aggregates 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Portable #872 sits in Marion County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Marion County, Kansas · Population 11,795
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$63,438
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

February 29, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hallett Materials · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS CUTTING BOLTS LOOSE ON IMPACTOR, I NAME HANDED ANOTHER EMP A WRENCH AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO CUTTING TORCH

February 29, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hallett Materials · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED MISSTEPPED WHILE SHOVELING DIRT AND ROCK OFF OF IMPACTOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

February 8, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hallett Materials · Struck by falling object

WHILE WALKING UNDER TOP DECK OF VIBRATOR-BETWEEN HAMMERMILL & CEMENT TOWER-A ROCK FELL OFF & HIT