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Plant 3 South West Butler Quarry LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Augusta, Butler County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401570

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
18
significant & substantial
$18,738
proposed penalties
$15,622
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 8,051 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,067 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,262 3 0 1326.3
2025 Q1 5,376 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 680 3 1 4411.8
2024 Q1 5,638 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,233 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,909 1 0 255.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

July 16, 2021 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Struck by flying object

Replacing Conveyor belt with the use of 262 D Cat Skid Loader driven by employee. Employee was backing the skid Loader while watching commands from two other employees when the conveyor clamp slipped off the belt and sling shot thru the windshield hitting skid loader operator in the right upper chest.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 25, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Struck by falling object

While changing drill steel out to a different length it misaligned causing operator to need to physically move it by hand while doing so the operator dropped the drill steel and it landed on ring finger tip right hand

June 8, 2011 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Digging out a indention hole with a hand held pry bar to hook the chain into. Felt a pop in right shoulder. 7/7/11 Ed told Ronda of the accident and he was going to the dr 7/8/11. Ed would need a MRI on his shoulder around the 19th of july. Ed has a torn rotator cuff and will need surgery. His next appt is Aug 4th for consult.

2010 · 2 incidents

April 16, 2010 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Fall from machine

Employee claims he was using 3 point contact on the catwalk of the loader and was cleaning his window off in the rain when he slipped and lost grip due to the rain and fell to the ground injuring his wrist and arm.

March 30, 2010 KS · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Struck against stationary object

EE tried to loosen a tight bolt on machine with wrench. Pulling down grip slipped & he fell forward enough to smack his lip on the end of wrench busting top lip some & the bottom lip wide open. He reported to his co workers what happened & came to office he was treated with IBprophen & Ice on the lip The Sec took him to Dr. He stitched 2 stiches & returned for day.

2001 · 1 incident

December 10, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
South West Butler Quarry L L C · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER BEING PUSHED BY ANOTHER SCRAPER TO LOAD HIM AND WAS JARRED BY THE IMPACT.