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River Sand Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jackson Albert Jr
Shawnee County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400435

MSHA record for River Sand Plant (mine ID 1400435). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. River Sand Company Inc 1950 to 1982
  2. Consumers Sand Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

River Sand Plant sits in Shawnee 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.
Shawnee County, Kansas · Population 178,315
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$66,043
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

1987 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

May 23, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANKING HOIST WHEN CHAIN BROKE.BROKEN CHAIN HIT EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE,CUTTING IT AND CAUSING LAMENESS.TORN LIGAMENTS ON LEFT SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.