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Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Onaga, Pottawatomie County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401465

Portable Crusher #1 has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1986–2013
Latest incident
Jul 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
32
significant & substantial
$33,915
proposed penalties
$25,302
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,613 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
428
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: 428 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher #1 has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 3,230 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,205 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 4,201 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,756 1 0 362.8
2024 Q4 5,196 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,228 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,543 1 0 220.1
2024 Q1 4,127 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,111 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,129 1 1 885.7
2023 Q2 2,239 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 688 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,317 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 390 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,574 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,331 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,892 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,645 1 0 378.1
2021 Q1 2,842 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 907 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 222 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 214 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 804 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,748 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,538 2 0 440.7
2017 Q4 253 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,833 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,239 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,113 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,255 3 1 1330.4
2016 Q3 1,984 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,147 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 271 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 175 3 2 17142.9
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 444 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 347 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 1,251 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,755 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,246 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 514 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 643 1 0 1555.2
2011 Q3 260 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 512 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 679 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 863 5 2 5793.7
2010 Q3 2,802 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,523 1 0 396.4
2010 Q1 1,165 2 0 1716.7
2009 Q4 1,145 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,594 18 8 5008.3
2009 Q2 2,019 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,401 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,666 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,898 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,819 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,920 2 2 684.9
2007 Q4 2,510 7 3 2788.8
2007 Q3 3,604 22 9 6104.3
2007 Q2 4,535 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,099 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,440 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,954 1 0 338.5
2006 Q1 3,095 3 0 969.3
2005 Q4 3,238 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,318 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,260 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,885 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,372 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,697 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,569 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,675 14 3 2994.7
2003 Q4 3,361 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,246 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,492 4 1 1145.5
2003 Q1 4,213 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,541 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,219 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,529 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,057 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,895 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,995 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,952 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,533 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,900 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,103 6 0 983.1
2000 Q1 5,405 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2013 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident

March 2, 2009 KS · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Fall down stairs

At approx. 10:20 AM EE went to go to the restroom. She opened office door to go out & when she stepped on the grating her foot slipped causing her to fall. Her left foot slipped out & went under the step. There was a little ice on the shaddy part of the grating. The next morning her foot was still hurting so she was sent to the Dr. & Dr. said foot was sprained & to stay off it.

2008 · 1 incident

January 16, 2008 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Fall from machine

A rock was lodged in the crusher. A chain was put on rock to pull it out. Loader operator asked injured if all chains were on. He replied 2 chains were in loader bucket. Loder operator didn't know injured had climbed into bucket. He lifted loader bucket Appx 8 feet and began to dump chains out. Injured fell out of bucket landing on feet & falling down. Chipped heel bone.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

A piece of steel hit and lodged in right shoulder. Went to emergency room for removal and had three stitches placed. returned to work afterwords the same day.

February 7, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was up on Loader and was getting ready to get off and tripped over his own foot falling to the ground. Has Bruised or slight cracked rib.

2003 · 1 incident

January 10, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · -

ICED OVER MUD HOLE BROKE THROUGH WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON IT AS HE WAS WALKING THROUGH WORK AREA.

2001 · 1 incident

July 6, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AND RAN TO SHUT OFF CONVEYOR BELT; STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. ANKLE SWELLED AND TURNED BLACK AND BLUE, ALOT OF PAIN.

1999 · 1 incident

June 18, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SITTING ON LOADER PREPARING TO GOT DOWN THE NEXT MINE EE REMOVED SITTING IN LOADER LOOKING IN MIRROR, BLOOD WAS RUNNING FROM FOREHEAD.

1998 · 1 incident

November 16, 1998 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING OUT SLUGGED CRUSHER & GOT LEFT HAND SNAGGED BETWEEN ROCK & CRUSHER DOOR. MIDDLEFINGER LEFT HAND CUT OPEN

1994 · 2 incidents

September 6, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK WITH A HAND ELECTRIC GRINDER. GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND DROPPED ON HIS FOOT CUTTING HIS FOOT.

1993 · 2 incidents

April 27, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT HOME BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN.

April 23, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Fall from machine

GOING TO MOVE DOZER. IN CLIMBING ONTO DOZER, FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT LEG ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

1992 · 1 incident

July 7, 1992 KS · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL HAMMER CAUGHT FINGER, WHILE OPERATING DRILL SLICED OPEN LITTLE FINGER, REQUIRING 25 STITCHES.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 27, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBED INTO LOADER TURNED TO CLOSE DOOR, PUSHED DOOR AND TWISTED LEFT SHOULDER.

1990 · 1 incident

July 31, 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
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING UNDERNEATH DUMP TRUCK. CRAWLED OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK, WENT TO STAND UP AND BACK WENT OUT.

1989 · 1 incident

May 30, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT DOWN TIGHTENING A BOLT AND BACK WENT OUT.

1986 · 1 incident

July 31, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wade Agricultural Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVER WAS LOCA7ING TON BIN TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION, HE SLIPPED ON SOMETHING SLICK AND TWISTED HIS BACK AS HE FELL. TWISTED BACK AND PELCVIC BONE

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