Mining Incidents

Boorhem-Fields Inc-Choctaw Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Boorhem-Fields Inc · Surface
Controlled by William Boorhem
Choctaw County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3400355

MSHA record for Boorhem-Fields Inc-Choctaw Plant (mine ID 3400355). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Choctaw Materials Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Boorhem-Fields Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Boorhem-Fields Inc-Choctaw Plant sits in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Choctaw County, Oklahoma · Population 14,299
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$45,456
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

1984 · 1 incident

April 17, 1984 OK · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS PUTTING SAFETY BLOCKS UNDER TRUCK BED ONE BLOCK FELL BACK OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG AND BRUISHING IT.