Mining Incidents

Wabaunsee County Sand Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Christopher J Eichman
Pottawatomie County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1400555

MSHA record for Wabaunsee County Sand Plant (mine ID 1400555). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Midwest Concrete Materials 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wabaunsee County Sand Plant sits in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas · Population 25,808
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$87,694
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 24, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Concrete Materials · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING PI1E, SLIPPED AND HURT BACK.