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Western Metal/Non-Metal

Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Sandra Lee Williams

Picher, Ottawa County, OK · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3401810

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2016–2017
Latest incident: Aug 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,715

proposed penalties

$1,715

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 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	533	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	783	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	495	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	965	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

2017 · 2 incidents

August 14, 2017 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

While operating front-end wheeled loader, employee removed safety barrier, loader slipped over edge and overturned. Employee diagnosed with neck strain.

April 1, 2017 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When employee stepped down from loader to ground, felt a pop in lower back.

2016 · 1 incident

August 20, 2016 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing steps of front-end loader when ee struck left knee on loader step.