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Blake Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Reeves Phillip G
Keota, Haskell County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401755

Blake Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. Cypress Grove Coal Company 1991 to 1994
  2. Oklahoma Coal Development Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 0
1995 11 16,254
1994 13 26,278
1992 0
1991 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Blake Mine No 1 sits in Haskell County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 5.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Haskell County, Oklahoma · Population 11,667
5.3%
Mining share of county employment
$49,930
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

September 26, 1994 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oklahoma Coal Development Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURY DATE REPORTED IS LAST DYA WORKED. TIME AND SPECIFIC DATE OF INJURY IS UNKOWN. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY WAS REPORTS TO OPERATOR PRIOR TO 4 OCT 94. EMPLOYEE REPORTED SORENESS IN LOWER BAC K AND NUMBNESS IN LEG.