Mining Incidents

Oakland East Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Topeka, Shawnee County, KS  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1401742

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015–2017
Latest incident
May 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
34
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,581
proposed penalties
$4,107
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
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q3 2,463 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 284 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 240 1 0 4166.7
2021 Q4 1,977 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 248 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 232 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 274 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

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

May 17, 2017 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Builder's Choice Aggregates · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was pulling on a safety cable out of the water to attach to the dredge, when EE felt a pop in the right shoulder. EE went to hospital where it was determined that EE strained the shoulder.

2015 · 1 incident

June 19, 2015 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Builder's Choice Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a 5" portable grinder with a metal cutting wheel to cut a slot in a bracket when the grinder kicked back into him.