Mining Incidents

Charlie Brown: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Adair County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3400058

MSHA record for Charlie Brown (mine ID 3400058). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Charlie Brown.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Wichita Granite Company 1950 to 1978
  2. Great Plains Granite Company Inc 1978 to 1985
  3. Capitol Marble & Granite Company Inc 1985 to 1989
  4. Cold Spring Granite Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Charlie Brown sits in Adair County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Adair County, Oklahoma · Population 19,595
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$48,028
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

1990 · 1 incident

October 30, 1990 OK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cold Spring Granite Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS GRINDING A WELD WHEN A SMALL FRAGMENT OF THE WELD RICOCHETED OFF OF HIS HARD HAT AND UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT REALIZE THE FRAGMENT WAS IN HIS EYE AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY, THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION OF THE EYE AND WAS REFERRED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.