Mining Incidents

Blaisdel Stone Metal/Non-Metal

Flagship Stone, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Pete Fleps
Hilltown, Le Flore County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3401902

Blaisdel Stone has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $821 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Blaisdel Stone.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
69
citations
18
significant & substantial
$10,822
proposed penalties
$10,001
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $821 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
64
inspections on record
668
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 668 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blaisdel Stone has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $821 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$821
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 4,730 2 0 422.8
2025 Q3 5,670 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,279 1 0 159.3
2025 Q1 5,860 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,140 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,555 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,220 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,244 0 0 0.0
Show 83 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,645 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,915 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,515 1 0 181.3
2023 Q1 7,272 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,510 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,355 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,120 3 2 1415.1
2022 Q1 3,696 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,560 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,847 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,170 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,960 2 0 403.2
2020 Q4 3,573 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,959 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,246 2 0 616.1
2020 Q1 3,651 1 0 273.9
2019 Q4 3,991 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,991 2 1 400.7
2019 Q2 4,453 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,817 1 0 171.9
2018 Q4 5,579 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,695 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,351 4 0 747.5
2018 Q1 4,649 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,978 3 2 501.8
2017 Q3 6,619 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,487 1 0 154.2
2017 Q1 6,728 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 7,070 2 2 282.9
2016 Q3 7,583 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,262 1 1 137.7
2016 Q1 6,967 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,280 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 8,560 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,962 1 0 111.6
2015 Q1 8,208 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 9,140 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,999 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,106 1 0 99.0
2014 Q1 6,570 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 5,475 3 2 547.9
2013 Q3 7,102 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,583 1 0 131.9
2013 Q1 6,028 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,537 1 1 180.6
2012 Q3 5,914 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,922 3 0 609.5
2012 Q1 4,601 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,535 2 0 441.0
2011 Q3 4,741 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,050 2 1 330.6
2011 Q1 5,450 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,693 2 0 298.8
2010 Q3 5,289 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,780 3 0 627.6
2010 Q1 4,908 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,079 1 0 196.9
2009 Q3 4,257 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,192 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,278 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,919 1 1 255.2
2008 Q3 6,920 1 0 144.5
2008 Q2 5,280 1 0 189.4
2008 Q1 6,555 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,796 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,484 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,284 2 1 466.9
2006 Q4 3,716 1 0 269.1
2006 Q3 4,758 1 0 210.2
2006 Q2 5,567 1 0 179.6
2006 Q1 3,886 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,360 4 1 1190.5
2005 Q3 2,876 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,768 2 0 1131.2
2005 Q1 1,992 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,400 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,600 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,460 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,920 2 2 1041.7
2003 Q4 208 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,920 1 1 520.8
2003 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 256 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 30, 2021 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

EE suffered a 3.5" laceration to the left thigh that required a trip to the hospital. EE received 6 stitches. EE did return to work the following day but in a reduced work load capacity. EE was repositioning an oversized flagstone slab into a standup crate when EE lost control causing the slab to fall backward onto the left thigh.

2018 · 1 incident

November 26, 2018 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A rock splitter assistant failed to communicate clearly that EE was beginning to flip over a rock slab, the lack of communication caused the operator to keep EE's left hand in a position that did not clear the rock slab's fall path. Thus, the operator's left ring finger was clipped by the rock slab, necessitating 2 stitches and an x-ray that turned out negative.

2015 · 1 incident

May 14, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cut right finger when rock was being pushed back through chopper caught in middle of two rocks that had sharp edges.

2011 · 1 incident

March 11, 2011 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operator transporting stone on loader forks, when right fork broke, causing loader to rear and bounce.

2006 · 2 incidents

April 13, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was splitting stone with hammer and chisel when the hammer splintered and a piece of steel was embedded in his leg.

March 6, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blaisdel Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was spliting stone with hammer and chisel when the hammer splintered and a piece of steel was embedded in her leg.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Blaisdel Stone

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.