Mining Incidents

Brakefield #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James Brakefield
Chelsea, Craig County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3402168

Brakefield #1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2019–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
46
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,094
proposed penalties
$7,094
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
20
inspections on record
845
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: 845 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Brakefield #1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Noise
0%
over PEL
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-06-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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 7,509 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,238 1 0 138.2
2025 Q2 7,294 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,412 1 0 156.0
2024 Q4 7,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,589 2 0 263.5
2024 Q2 7,615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,806 2 1 293.9
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,849 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,465 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,700 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,664 2 1 261.0
2022 Q4 2,372 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,795 2 0 256.6
2022 Q2 7,030 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 6,258 1 0 159.8
2021 Q4 6,472 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,266 2 0 275.3
2021 Q2 6,525 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,988 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,860 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,285 2 1 318.2
2020 Q2 6,329 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,936 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 22,694 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 23,782 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 23,518 2 0 85.0
2019 Q1 24,365 3 0 123.1
2018 Q4 25,430 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 25,125 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 24,318 4 0 164.5
2018 Q1 22,973 13 3 565.9
2017 Q4 22,723 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,068 5 2 1629.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2024 · 1 incident

December 5, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brakefield Equipment, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was tempting to load a screen from a screening plant on the back of flat bed truck, it was not pushed up far enough and slipped off the end of the truck landing on their left foot. Employee was wearing steel toe boots and gloves. Left foot was bruised.

2019 · 1 incident

March 11, 2019 OK · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brakefield Equipment, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While helping load a large tank on a trailer to move it to another location, the injured cut EE's thumb on a sharp piece of metal requiring six stitches.

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