Mining Incidents

Gonterman #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Sober Brothers Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Scott Sober
Ponca City, Kay County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3401904

Gonterman #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
31
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,571
proposed penalties
$3,420
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
52
inspections on record
447
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: 447 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gonterman #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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 1,497 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,377 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,493 1 0 669.8
2025 Q1 1,409 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,611 1 0 620.7
2024 Q3 1,363 1 0 733.7
2024 Q2 1,625 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,424 0 0 0.0
Show 84 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,549 4 1 2582.3
2023 Q3 1,201 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,341 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,336 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,520 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,565 1 0 639.0
2022 Q2 1,640 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,543 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,366 1 0 732.1
2021 Q3 1,820 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,611 1 0 620.7
2021 Q1 1,982 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,767 2 0 722.8
2020 Q3 2,962 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,861 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,772 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,074 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,096 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,470 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,470 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,241 1 0 805.8
2018 Q3 2,024 1 0 494.1
2018 Q2 2,104 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,439 1 0 410.0
2017 Q4 2,510 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,881 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,697 3 0 1112.3
2017 Q1 2,580 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,517 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,336 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,336 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,267 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,177 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,557 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,626 1 1 380.8
2015 Q1 2,293 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,357 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,574 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,573 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,547 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,531 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,596 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,637 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,482 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,621 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,543 1 0 648.1
2012 Q2 938 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,046 2 0 1912.0
2011 Q4 1,647 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,787 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,592 1 0 628.1
2011 Q1 1,517 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,523 1 0 656.6
2010 Q3 1,025 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,023 1 0 977.5
2010 Q1 1,551 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,667 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,316 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,666 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,853 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,144 1 0 318.1
2008 Q3 2,626 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,460 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,412 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,164 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,662 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,956 1 0 338.3
2007 Q1 2,644 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,190 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,197 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,849 1 0 540.8
2006 Q1 1,774 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,544 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,813 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,388 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,581 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,628 1 0 614.3
2004 Q3 1,432 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,199 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,050 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,187 1 0 842.5
2003 Q3 1,144 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 177 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 18, 2025 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sober Brothers Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee operating loader dumped sand into hopper with grizzly over top. A large object rolled off side of grizzly onto cover on electric motor. The cover rolled onto feeder belt running beneath hopper. EE parked loader, went to edge of plant, reached over guard to retrieve motor cover. EE did not shut down plant or feeder. While attempting to grab motor cover it snagged the belt

2005 · 1 incident

August 17, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sober Brothers Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING MATERIAL IN HOPPER, WHEN HE BACKED UP ON LOADER HE NOTICED TOP CONVEYOR WASN'T RUNNING. BACKED LOADER OFF RAMP, GOT OUT OF LOADER TO SHUT OFF MAIN CONTROL. JUMPED UP TO PULL HANDLE DOWN WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED HIS KNEE

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