Mining Incidents

Plant 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Warren W Harshman
Florence, Marion County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401694

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2014–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
51
citations
14
significant & substantial
$7,962
proposed penalties
$7,962
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 4,062 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,946 5 0 1010.9
2025 Q2 4,875 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,082 1 0 164.4
2024 Q4 653 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 729 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 704 1 0 1420.5
2023 Q2 4,277 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2018 · 1 incident

June 26, 2018 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

The crew was putting on a new belt on a conveyor. EE was pulling on the drive belt to help turn the head pulley to help the new belt go on. While pulling on the drive belt, ee caught the tip of ring finger between the belt and the pulley. The very tip of finger was broken.

2017 · 1 incident

September 8, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harshman Construction LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Transmission pump being installed struck employee in the mouth chipping front teeth.

2014 · 1 incident

September 2, 2014 KS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Harshman Construction LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Drill steal slipped off of carousel on drill. Operator called for help. Employee went to help. They kept the boom vertical, EE was holding the steel in place. He signaled to the drill operator that he is ready, while the grips were closing around steel... he moved his hand into the clamp, catching his thumb between the clamp and the steel.