Mining Incidents

Silver Lake West Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Topeka, Shawnee County, KS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1401702

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2022–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
58
citations
9
significant & substantial
$10,597
proposed penalties
$10,597
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 3,438 3 0 872.6
2025 Q2 2,675 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 440 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 510 1 0 1960.8
2024 Q3 3,947 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,573 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,968 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 3,397 2 0 588.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 24, 2025 KS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Builders Choice Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was attempting to lift the end of a office desk and pulled a muscle in the left arm. Lifting item.

2022 · 1 incident

September 26, 2022 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Builders Choice Aggregates · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was pulling chain onto dredge pontoon for repair. Chain got caught on a bolt head of pontoon access panel. When chain popped free, the resulting slack caused employee to slip backwards into the hand railing of the steps built over the lift winch.