C F & I Steel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REPAIR WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED DURING RAIN STORM. PRY BAR SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE BRUISING LEFT HAND.
Bokoshe Nw: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Bokoshe Nw has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- C F & I Steel Corp 1978 to 1986
- C F & I Steel Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1983 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Bokoshe Nw sits in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 3.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Le Flore County, Oklahoma · Population 48,728
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,027
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
1983 · 1 incident
July 29, 1983
OK · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C F & I Steel Corp · Fall from machine
MAN WAS UNLOADING DUMP TRUCK LODED WITH SCRAP METAL METAL HUNG UP IN BED OF TRUCK MAN CLIMBED ONTO BED OF TRUCK TO FREE METAL 55 GAL DRUM CAME LOOSE FROM ABOVE MAN CAME DOWN STRIKING MAN KNOCKING HIM FROM BED OF TRUCK TO GROUND INJURING LOWER BACK