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Bowlin Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Tri-C Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Couch Billy-Larry & Earl
Chelsea, Craig County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401668

MSHA record for Bowlin Mine (mine ID 3401668). 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
1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Tri-C Energy Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bowlin Mine sits in Craig County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Craig County, Oklahoma · Population 14,215
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,182
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

1989 · 1 incident

May 10, 1989 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-C Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A CONTRACT MECHNIC WAS REMOVING A BRAKE ASSEBMLY WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLIPPED, MASHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND A SUPPORT BRACKET. HE BROKE ONE FINGER AND REQUIRED STITCHES IN THE OTH ER FINGER.