Mining Incidents

Elmer Sand Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Jackson County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3400356

MSHA record for Elmer Sand Plant (mine ID 3400356). 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
1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Red River Aggregate Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elmer Sand Plant sits in Jackson County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Jackson County, Oklahoma · Population 24,730
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$61,497
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

1988 · 1 incident

April 14, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red River Aggregate Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING A 20 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR DOWN OFF THE SHAKER MACHINE THE MOTOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND