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WABAUNSEE COUNTY SAND PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Christopher J Eichman
Wamego, Wabaunsee County, KS  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1401263

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.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
28
inspections on record
230
inspection hours
n/a
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
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
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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, 2026 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Midwest Concrete Materials · Struck by flying object

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, 2015 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midwest Concrete Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee pinched his right middle fingernail and right ring fingertip while using a pry bar to align a frame on a pump.

1988 · 1 incident

August 3, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Concrete Materials · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

KNOCKING ROCKS OUT OF PULLEY ON SLOW FEED CONVEYOR.HAMMER & HAND CAUGHT IN PULLEY INJURING HAND AND ARM.BRUISED RIGHT ARM AND HAND.

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