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Van Lerberg Mine: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Van Lerberg Mine (mine ID 1400161). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1987–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
- Union Quarries Inc 1950 to present
Van Lerberg Mine sits in Johnson County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
9 on file1992 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF R OLL CRUSHER WAS WORKING CORRECTLY & SMALL ROCK THAT WAS FROZEN TO BULL WHEEL FLEW OUT & HIT EMPLOYEE ON RT ELBOW & BRUISED ELBOW
1991 · 1 incident
THIS A AN ACCUMULATION HEARING LOSS IN LEFT EAR THAT HAPPENED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT.I NOW HAVE A HEARING AID TO HELP IN HEARING.I WAITED TO FILL OUT THIS REPORT TO SEE IF THE HEARING IAD WAS WORKING OK.THE DR SAIS THIS WAS CAUSED BY BEING AROUND NOISE OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.
1990 · 1 incident
SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYOR AND WIND BLEW DUST IN LEFT EYE.
1989 · 2 incidents
ROCK DUST OUT FORM COVEY AND DUST GOT IN R. EYE.
DRILLER WAS DRILLING & ENGINE ON RIG CAUGHT FIRE AND TOTALLY BURNED DRILL BEYOUND REPAIR.
1988 · 2 incidents
UN PLUGGING JAW CRUCHER AND ROCK ROLLED AND HIT LEFT RING FINGER AND FRACTURED END OF LEFT RING FINGER. DOCTOR PUT FINGER SPLINT ON FINGER AND EMP LOYEE CAME BACK TO WORK.
WELDING ON SCREEN RAIL AND PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN LEFT EYE.
1987 · 1 incident
KNOCKING COLLAR3OFF STEEL AND MISSED WITH HAMMER AND ARM HIT GUIDE FOR STEEL AND CUT SMALL GASH IN LEFT ARM.