MORRIS QUARRY
Metal/Non-Metal
Woodward County,
OK
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401556
MORRIS QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1986–1998
- Latest incident
- Sep 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2
significant & substantial
$1,169
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 17 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MORRIS QUARRY has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-09-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2000 Q3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
6,162 |
2 |
2 |
324.6 |
| 2000 Q1 |
5,453 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
1998 · 3 incidents
September 28, 1998
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Plains Materials · Fall onto or against objects
EE LACERATED HIS RIGHT EAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. EE RECEIVED 12 STITCHES.
VICTIM WAS CLIMBING OFF LOAD AND SLIPPED AND BENT LEFT LEG BACKWARDS, HURTING LEFT KNEE.
Western Plains Materials · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM SLIPPED OFF LARGE BOULDER WHILE DOINGING SECONDAR DRILLING.
1997 · 2 incidents
Western Plains Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects
VICTIM WAS REMOVING ELECTRICAL SWITCH GEAR WHEN HE THREW HIS RIGHT SHOULDER OUT.
March 4, 1997
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Plains Materials · Struck by flying object
VICTIM WAS HELPING WELDER. VICTIM ASKED WORKER ON GROUND TO THROW HIM A WELDING ROD. VICTIM FAILED TO CATCH THE WELDING ROD AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
1995 · 1 incident
May 15, 1995
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Plains Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MATERIAL IN IMPACTOR - BROKE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1994 · 1 incident
June 16, 1994
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Plains Materials · Struck by falling object
EE WAS HELPING WITH REPAIR OF IMPACTOR CRUSHER. EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF BEARING CASE WEIGHING APPROX 150 LBS. THE BEARING CASE WAS DROPPED APPROX 2 FT ONTO EE'S RT FOOT SEVERLYBRUIS ING IT.
1993 · 2 incidents
October 21, 1993
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Western Plains Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF IMPECTOR WHEN THE BEARING CAP SLIPPED OFF SHAFT & HIT EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CALF & SPRAIN ON LEFT ANKLE & RECEIVED STITCHES ON LEFT CALF
Western Plains Materials · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING OIL TO LOADER RESEVOIR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD ON HANDRAIL. RECEIVED FOUR STITCHS ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
1990 · 1 incident
January 23, 1990
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE DISMOUNTING HIS MACHINE AFTER SERVICING IT.
1988 · 3 incidents
METAL SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON BACK OF TRUCKLOST BALANCE STEPPED OFF TRUCK ONTO ROCK TWISTED ANKLE AND KNEE.
Western Plains Materials · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT ROCKED THE LOADER AND JARRED HIM UP AGAINST THE BACK WINDOW OF THE LOADER.
January 11, 1988
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Plains Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING A STUCK PICK-UP AND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
1987 · 4 incidents
August 25, 1987
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
MACHINERY
Western Plains Materials · Struck by flying object
EMPL HELPING WE5DER PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO EYE.
Western Plains Materials · Struck by rolling or sliding object
A ROCK ROLLED D2WN OFF THE FACE OF A SHOT AND HIT I.NAMES FOOT, CAUSING A SOFT TISSUE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING A BELT AND FELL FROM A CONVEYOR BELT AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.
April 4, 1987
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
superintendent
ELECTRICAL
Western Plains Materials · Contact with electrical current
UNWIRING ELECTR3C BOX THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SHUT OFF BUT WAS NOT. HE REACHED OVER TO MOVE THE SLING ATTACHED TO THE CRANE, & THE CRANE WAS GROUNDED & HE GOT SHOCKED
1986 · 1 incident
April 2, 1986
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Plains Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIFTING & PULLI3G REAR A FRAME SUPPORT FOR BACKED END OF CRUSHER. SEVERAL MEN WERE PUTTING A FRAME INTO PLACE WHEN EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK. A FRAME WEIGHT IS ABOUT 1000 LBS (NOT ABLE TO USE LIFTING DEVICE3TO INSTALL A-FRAME).
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