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J & W Pit: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

J & W Construction · Surface
Controlled by Walker Jerry
Pontotoc County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401656

J & W Pit has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
Ownership history
  1. Vanoss Sand & Trucking 1988 to 1989
  2. Harrison Sand 1989 to 1991
  3. J & W Construction 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 1
1990 1
1989 1
1988 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

J & W Pit sits in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma · Population 38,158
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,564
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 24, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Vanoss Sand & Trucking · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

(FROM PRELIM.) USING LOADER TO LOAD DUMP TRUCK ON TOP OF CREEK BANK.WITH BUCKET RAISED 4' LOADER BACKED DOWN RAMP,WENT TO RIGHT ,RUNNING UP ON ELEVATED EDGE OF RAMP CAUSING LOADER TO OVER TURN AND MAKE 3/4 TURN BEFORE COMING TO REST ON TOP OF VICTIM.PINNED JUST TO REAR OF FRONT WHEELS WITH UPPER HALF OF BODY EXPOSED.