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Blue Rapids Mine and Mill: 96 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Blue Rapids Mine and Mill is an active gypsum underground mine in Marshall County, Kansas, operated by GP Industrial Plasters LLC with 41 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1400309). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 96 citations and orders there with $29,963 in proposed penalties, and 6 accident reports were filed there, with 5 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1400309
- Status
- Active since March 21, 1973
- Main commodity
- Gypsum
- Mine type
- Underground
- County
- Marshall County, Kansas
- Nearest town
- Blue Rapids, KS
- Operator
- GP Industrial Plasters LLC
- Parent company
- Koch Industries Inc
- Employees
- 41
- MSHA field office
- Topeka KS Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 96
- Significant and substantial
- 8 (8.3%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $29,963
- Amount paid so far
- $29,963
- Inspections
- 31
- Inspector hours on site
- 510
- Citations per inspection
- 3.10 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 6
- Injury and illness cases
- 5
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 30, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 5 ($950 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 2 | $5,383 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | $3,803 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | $3,165 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 2 | $7,376 | 1 |
| 2026 | 23 | 2 | $10,236 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Blue Rapids Mine and Mill
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 57.12028 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 57.14112 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 49.6 | Mine rescue teams | 5 |
| 30 CFR 57.4102 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.14100 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.4201 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 57.14205 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.14207 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.18002 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 57.12008 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 57.11001 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Blue Rapids Mine and Mill
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 2 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at Blue Rapids Mine and Mill describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Fire | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
| Handling of materials | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Blue Rapids Mine and Mill
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Mancar | 1 |
| Load-haul-dump | 1 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Marshall County, Kansas
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Sand & Gravel | Blue River Sand & Gravel | Marshall County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 48 |
| Glacier Hills Quarry | R.L. Jueneman Construction, Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Crushed, broken granite | 3 | 20 |
| Roper 2 | Nemaha Sand & Gravel Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 14 |
| Or-Al Quarries, Inc | Or-Al Quarries, Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Crushed, broken limestone | 2 | 11 |
| Roper 1 | Nemaha Sand & Gravel Inc. | Marshall County, KS | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.