Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald G Popejoy
Hamilton County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400888

MSHA record for Portable Plant #1 (mine ID 1400888). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Portable Plant #1.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. Popejoy Construction Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Portable Plant #1 sits in Hamilton County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 2.6% 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.
Hamilton County, Kansas · Population 2,485
2.6%
Mining share of county employment
$61,929
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

1995 · 1 incident

July 7, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Popejoy Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING 500 POUND BLOCKS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO UNLOAD ONE BY HIMSELF CAUSING HIM TO DEVELOP TWO HERNIAS

1993 · 1 incident

August 16, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Popejoy Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS UNLOADING EQUIPMENT OFF A LOWBOY TRAILER WHEN HE FELL THROUGH THE BOARDS ON THE TRAILER. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIBS.

1992 · 1 incident