Mining Incidents

Claude Edwards Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by McCormick Inc
Bryan County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401610

MSHA record for Claude Edwards Pit (mine ID 3401610). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Northern Improvement Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Claude Edwards Pit sits in Bryan County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Bryan County, Oklahoma · Population 47,237
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Improvement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS CHECKING A CONVEYOR ON A ROLL CRUSHER & CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A V BELT DRIVE

August 2, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Northern Improvement Company · Flash burns (electric)

SHORT CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHES BOX CAUSED BURN ON LEFTHAND FINGER SUPER FISIA BURN POWER WAS NOT LOCKED OFF AT XXXXX SWITCH BOX