Mining Incidents

PLANT 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Warren W Harshman
Waverly, Osage County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401537

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
21
significant & substantial
$20,053
proposed penalties
$19,783
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,195 1 0 313.0
2025 Q3 3,876 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,626 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,328 1 0 300.5
2023 Q4 2,747 2 1 728.1
2023 Q1 2,683 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,118 1 0 320.7
2022 Q2 3,557 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 19, 2020 KS · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by rolling or sliding object

An individual was standing in the vicinity of a stockpile when material sloughed off from the stockpile and engulfed them.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2021 · 1 incident

May 19, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was changing a bearing on the tail pulley of the conveyor. EE was cutting the old race off of the shaft and accidently cut the cable holding the shaft. This caused EE's finger to be pinched between the take-up and shaft.

2020 · 1 incident

March 24, 2020 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IE and another employee had moved the guard on the surge bin out of the way to access and disassemble the gearbox to replace the seals. The guard swung down and back into place, smashing IE's pinky finger.

2018 · 1 incident

August 20, 2018 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by falling object

Had hand resting on secondary crusher as the hood was mechanically opening. A piece of angle iron came down on the tip of middle finger. Received three stitches on finger nail from ER and returned to full duty at work the next day. Went to a specialist a week later on 08/27/2018 and they said that the tip of finger is broken. EE is on light duty work now.

2005 · 1 incident

June 30, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by flying object

USING BELT FASTNER TO PUT BELT TOGETHER AND A PIECE OF METAL POPPED INTO LEFT EYE. USED DRILL AND PUNCH ALSO TO REPAIR BELT

2004 · 2 incidents

September 21, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING NEW BELT ON PRIMARY UNIT. LINING UP BELT & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY.

April 28, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by falling object

While moving crusher canopy, the wind caught it when it was hung up in the loader bucket. The wind carried it and it dropped on employee's foot.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 19, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

June 17, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TRACK OF SCRAPER. FOOT SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE LANDED ON RACK AND FELL TO GROUND. INJURED BACK AND HEAD.

2001 · 4 incidents

November 6, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING ON SKID LOADER BUCKET AND A WELDING SLAG GOT IN HIS LEFT EAR.

February 26, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harshman Construction L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TOOK SHIELD OFF LOADER AND WAS BENDING DOWN TO LAY IT ON GROUND. EE STRAIN HIS BACK.

January 25, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS MOVING DRILL. DRILL CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND PRESSED FOOT BETWEEN DRILL & GROUND.

2000 · 1 incident

May 1, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Harshman Construction L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE TO SET CHANGE. DRILL THREW A PIECE OF METAL STRIKING EE IN STOMACH.