Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Porter, Wagoner County, OK  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3400954

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 3400954). 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
1984–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Bills Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1984
  2. Hobbs & Oberg Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1987
  3. Eastoak Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Wagoner 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.
Wagoner County, Oklahoma · Population 84,339
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$78,520
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

October 29, 1987 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastoak Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EXACT REASONS U3KNOWN. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT INJURES ARE A RESULT OF BEING JARRED AND BODY ABOSORBING ROUGH RIDING CONDITIONS OF SCRAPER RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK.

1986 · 4 incidents

August 11, 1986 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobbs & Oberg Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL LIFTING & 7ARRYING OAKWOOD BLOCKS TO D-10 DOZER STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 21, 1986 OK · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hobbs & Oberg Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF POLYETHYLENE TUBING WEIGHING ABOUT 85 LBS TUBING USED TO INSERT IN BLASTING HOLE THAT IS WET.

1984 · 3 incidents

August 29, 1984 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DUMP CABLE ON 380W DRAGLINE DUMP BUCKET. WHILE PULLING ON CABLE, EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK.

January 11, 1984 OK · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bills Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH. HE RAISED UP TO WALKWAY WITH THE TORCH IN HIS HAND. HE TRIPPED ONTHE FROZEN GROUND, FELL, AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.