Mining Incidents

Portable Plant 857 Metal/Non-Metal

marion, Marion County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401458

Portable Plant 857 has $440 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
6
Years on record
1987–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$440
proposed penalties
$440
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
48
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: 48 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 Plant 857 has $440 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.
$440
proposed penalties
$440
current assessed
$440
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-01.
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
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 87 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,859 3 0 777.4
2003 Q1 2,396 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,629 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,226 2 0 898.5
2002 Q2 3,901 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,342 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 3,589 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,728 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,024 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 715 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,199 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,623 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,101 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,711 3 0 1106.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 1 incident

August 5, 1997 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

AN EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK USING A PRY BAR & DISLOCATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. HE STATED THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED & PULLED THE PRY BAR FROM HIS HAND.

1995 · 1 incident

August 2, 1995 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE, WHEN HE SAT DOWN TO TAKE A BREAK.

1994 · 1 incident

August 29, 1994 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING RIPPER TOOTH FROM SCRAPER BOWL AS HE SET IT DOWN IT DROPPED ON HIS FINGER BREAKING HIS RT RING FINGER

1993 · 1 incident

June 7, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Fall from ladders

AS EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE SECOND STEP FROM THE TOP. HE LANDED ON THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED DISC HERNIATION TO THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

1989 · 1 incident

February 28, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Accident type, without injuries

EMP DROVE TRUCK UP RAMP TO STOCK PILE GOT TO TOP THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO TURN TO DUMP STOPPED AND SATRTED TO BACK DOWN RAMP WAS TOO NEAR TO RAMP AND TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IT R. SIDE.

1987 · 1 incident

September 29, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS STEPPIN1 FROM THE HOOD ON ONE TRUCK TO THE HOOD OF ANOTHER TRUCK. ONE TRUCK ROLLED AND HE WAS TEMPORARILY PINNED BETWEEN THE MOVING TRUCKS MIRROR AND THE STATIONARY TRUCKS DOOR

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