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SUN CITY MINE: 60 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by NG Operations LLC
Sun City, Barber County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1400308

SUN CITY MINE has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1991–2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
60
citations
6
significant & substantial
$7,214
proposed penalties
$6,492
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $722 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Gold Bond Building Products, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
1,124
inspection hours
5.3
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.
60 citations across 1,124 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SUN CITY MINE has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
10.0%
significant & substantial
1.7%
high negligence or reckless
10.0%
reasonably likely or greater
48.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.3% low, 75.0% moderate, 1.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
12 citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
  • Settled 11 · 92%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 8%
20%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-02-28.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2017-0065 Settlement Miller 2017 $940 → $530
CENT 2009-513M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $562 → $562
CENT 2018-0197 Settlement Manning 2018 $482 → $472
CENT 2017-0301 Withdrawal Lesnick 2017 $126 → $0
CENT 2010-943M Settlement Rae 2011 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-09-26
3%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
49
samples
30
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Diesel Particulate Material61 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg19
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz10
  • Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon.9
Show the individual readings (58)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2006-06-07 Diesel Particulate Material 440.72 308 1.43 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Mechanic
2023-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-09-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2021-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2021-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2021-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mucking Mach. Operator
2017-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-02 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Mechanic
2017-08-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-08-02 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2010-02-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-02-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2010-02-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2010-02-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 2.27 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-08 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.26 10 0.23 Truck Driver
2009-04-08 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.78 10 0.08 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-08 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 5.03 10 0.50 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-08-15 Diesel Particulate Material 98.04 308 0.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-06-07 Diesel Particulate Material 156.37 308 0.51 Truck Driver
2006-06-07 Diesel Particulate Material 118.33 308 0.38 Drill Operator, Rotary
2006-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2006-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2006-06-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary
2005-11-02 Diesel Particulate Material 186.52 308 0.61 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-11-02 Diesel Particulate Material 11.63 308 0.04 Truck Driver
2005-11-02 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.61 10 0.06 Drill Operator, Rotary
2005-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2005-01-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.28 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-01-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Road Grader Operator
2005-01-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Drill Operator, Rotary
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 294.73 400 0.74 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,TC 259.13 400 0.65 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,TC 252.83 400 0.63 Truck Driver
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 143.33 400 0.36 Truck Driver
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,TC 182.77 400 0.46 Drill Operator, Rotary
2005-01-11 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 160.62 400 0.40 Drill Operator, Rotary
2004-10-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.23 10 0.12 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-10-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 2.63 0.13 Truck Driver
2004-10-26 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.85 10 0.09 Drill Operator, Rotary
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,TC 71.53 400 0.18 Blaster, Powder Gang
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,TC 191.25 400 0.48 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 175.61 400 0.44 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,TC 132.82 400 0.33 Truck Driver
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 85.82 400 0.21 Truck Driver
2004-02-19 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 49.7 400 0.12 Blaster, Powder Gang
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,TC 104.44 400 0.26 Blaster, Powder Gang
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,TC 126.71 400 0.32 Truck Driver
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 108.11 400 0.27 Truck Driver
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,TC 275.29 400 0.69 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 310.74 400 0.78 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-07 Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. 112.08 400 0.28 Blaster, Powder Gang
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

SUN CITY MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Kansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.88 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Gold Bond Building Products 1950 to 1993
  2. National Gypsum Company 1993 to 1995
  3. New NGC Incorporated 1995 to 2020
  4. Gold Bond Building Products, LLC 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 14
2025 14
2024 14
2023 15
2022 14
2021 14
2020 14
2019 14
2018 14
2017 14
2016 13
2015 13
2014 12
2013 10
2012 9
2011 10
2010 11
2009 11
2008 12
2007 13
2006 14
2005 14
2004 12
2003 8
2002 7
2001 8
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SUN CITY MINE sits in Barber County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Barber County, Kansas · Population 4,153
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$57,615
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 7,583 2 0 263.7
2026 Q1 7,350 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 7,073 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,409 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,428 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,057 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,660 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,394 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,523 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,461 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,899 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,829 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,740 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,824 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,882 1 0 126.9
2022 Q3 8,291 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,709 1 0 129.7
2022 Q1 6,889 1 0 145.2
2021 Q4 7,180 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,514 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,084 1 0 123.7
2021 Q1 7,436 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,615 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,643 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,415 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,879 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,735 1 0 129.3
2019 Q3 6,742 2 0 296.6
2019 Q2 6,517 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,019 1 0 142.5
2018 Q4 5,855 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,506 1 0 153.7
2018 Q2 8,319 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,329 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,228 7 0 758.6
2017 Q3 7,636 1 0 131.0
2017 Q2 8,420 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,918 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,272 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,025 3 0 497.9
2016 Q2 6,069 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,074 2 0 329.3
2015 Q4 6,139 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,199 1 0 138.9
2015 Q2 7,258 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,720 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 6,440 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,810 3 0 440.5
2014 Q2 5,476 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,685 1 0 175.9
2013 Q4 4,337 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,581 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,915 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,151 2 0 481.8
2012 Q4 4,054 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,129 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,494 1 0 286.2
2012 Q1 3,601 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,445 3 0 870.8
2011 Q3 3,224 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,768 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,305 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,642 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,958 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,522 1 0 221.1
2010 Q1 3,862 1 0 258.9
2009 Q4 4,222 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,801 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,693 3 1 639.2
2009 Q1 5,710 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,018 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,868 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,913 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,926 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,207 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,287 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,208 2 1 277.5
2006 Q4 6,779 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,420 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,679 4 1 520.9
2006 Q1 8,693 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,523 1 0 132.9
2005 Q3 8,549 4 3 467.9
2005 Q2 6,934 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,353 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,790 1 0 128.4
2004 Q3 7,741 2 0 258.4
2004 Q2 2,561 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,594 2 0 771.0
2003 Q4 2,002 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,112 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,306 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,401 1 0 416.5
2002 Q4 1,756 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,287 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,231 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,132 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,983 1 0 504.3
2001 Q3 2,223 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,785 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,917 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,574 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,589 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,270 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,309 2 0 866.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2017 · 1 incident

October 4, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was helping powder and stepped on rock rolling an ankle and falling on their buttocks and left hip area. Employee didn't feel they needed medical evaluation. Two weeks later employee started feeling sharp pain down left leg. This became reportable on Oct. 27, 2017 when employee was taken to Chiropractor for a bulging disk in back. Received treatment and realignment.

2011 · 1 incident

October 19, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unknown, Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated Employee had a standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
New NGC Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unknown. Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated employee had a Standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.

April 2, 2007 KS · Metal/Non-Metal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New NGC Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading a truck from a bin. The gate stuck on the chute he was using so he used a pipe wrench to help close the gate. The pipe wrench slipped and smashed his index finger on left hand between the wrench and guard.

2005 · 2 incidents

January 24, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New NGC Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping blaster tape on fuses and get ready to blast. While walking back to pickup he stepped in a hole and wrenched his back.

January 20, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New NGC Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

Employee was hauling rock with a Cline truck out of underground mine. When he got to the portal he hit a section of rough road. This caused the truck to bounce and jarred his back.

1999 · 1 incident

May 11, 1999 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
New NGC Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WALKING TO CHECK WHITE ROCK BINS. WHILE WALKING UNDER RAIDIAL STACKER, A ROCK ABOUT 6" IN DIAMETER FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR FROM APPROX. 30' HIGH STRIKING EE ONT HE LEFT HAND. INJURY, INCURED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WAS A BROKEN BONE IN THE HAND.

1993 · 1 incident

December 3, 1993 KS · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Gypsum Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CLAIMS THAT ON THE MORNING OF 12-3-94, HIM AND I.NAME WERE LOWERING A SIZE 4AWG CABLE INTO THE MINE THROUGH A PVC PIPE LINED AND GROUTED BOREHOLE. HE CLAIMS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CABLE WAS TIED OFF WITH A ROPE, IT STILL SLIPPED AND STARTED GOING DOWN THE BOREHOLE. WHEN IT DID SO, HE CLAIMS IT PULLED ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL, DRAGGING HIM ALONG THE GROUND. I.NAME JUMPE

1991 · 2 incidents

July 2, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Gold Bond Building Products · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS POWDERING A DRILL HOLE IN THE MINE FACE IN THE NORMAL MANNER FROM THE PLATFORM ON THE POWDER TRUCK. WHEN THE AIR WAS APPLIED, THE ANFO HOSE KICKED BACKWARDS. THIS SUDDEN AND FORCE FULL MOVEMENT OF THE HOSE CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR.

January 30, 1991 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Bond Building Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASCENDING THE LADDER OF THE LOADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE BACKED DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND FOUND THE PAIN IN HIS KNEE SEVERE ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE HIM BEARING WEIGHT ON THE LEG. ACCORDING TO THE EE HE DID NOT SLIP FALL OR TWIST THE KNEE NOR DID HE BUMP THE KNEE OR INUURY IT IN ANY WAY NO DEFICIENCIED WERE FOUND IN THE LADDER. ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIANS TH