Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
68935 LIFTING A PARTIALLY FILLED 55 GALLON DRUM ONTO A TRAILER, THE INJURED PULLED AND LIFTED THE DRUM STRAINING HIS SHOULDER.
Kanima Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Johnson Wendell & Jeffrey
MSHA Mine ID: 3401692
MSHA record for Kanima Mine (mine ID 3401692). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1990–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Ownership history
- Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Kanima Mine sits in Haskell County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 5.3% 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.Haskell County, Oklahoma · Population 11,667
5.3%
Mining share of county employment
$49,930
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1992 · 1 incident
1991 · 1 incident
November 3, 1991
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ADDING DE-ICER TO FUEL TANK ON DOZER STEPPED AND STARTED TO FALL WHIL EHOLDING ON WITH LEFT ARM.THE JAR OF CATCHING HIMSELF PUT LEFT SHOULDER HARD AND STRAINED THE AREA.
1990 · 7 incidents
September 3, 1990
OK · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object
TURNED HIS ANKLE WHILE WALKING TO HIS TRUCK AND SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
July 17, 1990
OK · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND REACHED OUT TO STABILIZE HIMSLEF ACCIDENTALLY GRABBING THE EXHAUST PIPE OF THE WELDING MACHINE.
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS REPAIRING DRAGLINE BUCKET HE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER & PULLED MUSCLE.
April 11, 1990
OK · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REPLACING POINT SHEAVE ON DRAGLINE BOOM USING CHAIN AND FRONT END LOADER.I.NAME HELPING HOLD SHEAVE IN PLACE.WHEN SHEAVE WAS LOWERED INTO PLACE,I.NAME DIDNT REMOVE HAND AND HAND WAS PINNED BET WEEN SHEAVE & CHAIN.
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS CUTTING DRAG CABLE OFF DRAGLINE CABLE WAS IN LINK AFTER CUTTING WITH CUTTING TORCH, SLAG POPPED UP AND WENT UP NOSE.
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED THE ENGINE TURBO WHILE CLEANING ENGINE.
February 19, 1990
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Oklahoma Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AFTER PULLING ON 8 INCH HOSE.