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Gonterman #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Sober Brothers Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Scott Sober

Ponca City, Kay County, OK · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 3401904

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2005–2025
Latest incident: Mar 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

citations

significant & substantial

$3,420

proposed penalties

$3,420

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	1,497	0	0.0
2025 Q3	1,377	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,493	1	669.8
2025 Q1	1,409	0	0.0
2024 Q4	1,611	1	620.7
2024 Q3	1,363	1	733.7
2024 Q2	1,625	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,424	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

2025 · 1 incident

March 18, 2025 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sober Brothers Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee operating loader dumped sand into hopper with grizzly over top. A large object rolled off side of grizzly onto cover on electric motor. The cover rolled onto feeder belt running beneath hopper. EE parked loader, went to edge of plant, reached over guard to retrieve motor cover. EE did not shut down plant or feeder. While attempting to grab motor cover it snagged the belt

2005 · 1 incident

August 17, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Sober Brothers Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING MATERIAL IN HOPPER, WHEN HE BACKED UP ON LOADER HE NOTICED TOP CONVEYOR WASN'T RUNNING. BACKED LOADER OFF RAMP, GOT OUT OF LOADER TO SHUT OFF MAIN CONTROL. JUMPED UP TO PULL HANDLE DOWN WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED HIS KNEE