WABAUNSEE COUNTY SAND PLANT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,383
proposed penalties
$2,383
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 230 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
WABAUNSEE COUNTY SAND PLANT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-05.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
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: 2022-09-20, 3 years ago
3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-09-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-09-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-09-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
2
2025
1
2024
0
2023
1
2022
1
2021
0
2020
2
2019
1
2018
0
2017
3
2016
0
2015
1
2014
2
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
4
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
4
2002
4
2001
4
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
WABAUNSEE COUNTY SAND PLANT sits in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Wabaunsee County, Kansas · Population 6,961
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$70,536
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
154
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
758
1
0
1319.3
2025 Q4
368
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
1,226
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
0
1
0
2023 Q1
544
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
618
1
0
1618.1
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
616
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,154
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
398
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,052
2
0
1901.1
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
294
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
903
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
542
2
0
3690.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
1,023
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,023
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q2
266
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
394
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,588
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
371
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
983
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,064
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,046
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
598
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
724
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
654
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,047
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
360
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
891
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
985
2
0
2030.5
2010 Q2
975
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
797
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
926
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,057
4
0
3784.3
2009 Q2
991
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
850
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,048
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,193
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,162
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
718
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,271
1
1
786.8
2007 Q3
1,364
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,326
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,143
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,425
2
1
1403.5
2006 Q3
1,550
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,389
1
1
719.9
2006 Q1
1,307
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,316
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,674
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,807
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,246
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,252
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,071
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,298
1
0
770.4
2004 Q1
1,168
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,290
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,788
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,611
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,254
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,764
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,867
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,077
2
0
962.9
2002 Q1
764
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,114
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,361
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
596
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,865
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,776
2
1
1126.1
2000 Q3
1,801
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,965
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,103
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2026 · 1 incident
May 21, 2026KS · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (non-shop)MACHINERY
On Friday, 22 May 2026, welder reported to work with a swollen right eye. EE was conducting welding repairs on site the day before and felt pain in EE's right eye the following morning. Human Resources approved medical attention, and a piece of metal was removed from EE's right eye at a local vision center on Friday afternoon.
2015 · 1 incident
September 9, 2015KS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)