EE WAS IN THE SHOP BUILDING. THE HEATER WENT OUT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL IT WITH DIESEL, EVEN THOUGH A COWORKER HAD WARNED HIM OF THE DANGER. THE FUEL EXPLODED AND FIRE CAME OUT OF THE FI LLER TUBE INTO HIS FACE. HIS FACE WAS BURNED AND HIS GLASSES RUINED. DR'S REPORT STATED BURNS TO FACE AND RT EYE.
Heiskill Gravel Incorporated: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Heiskill Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Heiskill Bobby
Seminole County,
OK
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401302
MSHA record for Heiskill Gravel Incorporated (mine ID 3401302). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1993–1994
- Latest incident
- Oct 1994
Ownership history
- Heiskill Gravel Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Heiskill Gravel Incorporated sits in Seminole County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 4.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Seminole County, Oklahoma · Population 23,550
4.6%
Mining share of county employment
$46,191
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1994 · 2 incidents
October 31, 1994
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Heiskill Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
Heiskill Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK ROLLE DOWN CONVEYOR BELT ONTO HIS FOOT THE ROCK WAS HUNG AND WAS IMPROPERLY REMOVED.
1993 · 1 incident
March 4, 1993
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Heiskill Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE OPERA TING QUA RRY LARGE ROCK CAME LOOSE & HIT HIS FOOT & LOWER LEG DOC CONCLUSIONS CONTUSION TO FOOT ICE PACKS & ELEATE RETURNED TO WORK FULLY RECOVERED