Mining Incidents

Southwestern State SandMetal/Nonmetal

Snyder, Tillman County, OK · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3400615
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2019
Latest incident
Sep 2019

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Drowning

EE was loading boat onto trailer, another EE in pickup started to pull up, wheels started spinning. Other EE went to get loader and chain, when he got back EE told him that boat had floated off trailer, EE was standing beside pickup. The other EE went to shop to get hook to try to retrieve boat, when he returned, EE's boots were by the water and EE was missing.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was refueling gas powered water pump and spilled fuel on engine. Fuel ignited due to hot engine.

2014 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a cutting torch to make repairs on sand plant. He was lying on his left side cutting metal above his head, up wind from sparks. A spark went into his right ear while trying to remove the spark he burned himself with the cutting torch.

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

STRIPPING FLOORS IN OFFICE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON BOTTOM THEN FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON FILE CABINET. HEAD NEEDED 8 STAPLES.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIGHT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN PRYBAR & IMPELLER WHILE TRYING TO PUT IMPELLER ON SHAFT.