Mining Incidents

Morton Mine Site 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Morton Materials · Surface
Alluwe, Nowata County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3402099

Morton Mine Site 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
15
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,770
proposed penalties
$746
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,024 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
8
inspections on record
86
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 86 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Morton Mine Site 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$746
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-05-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2022 Q1 246 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 125 5 0 40000.0
2021 Q1 223 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 159 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 138 2 0 14492.8
2013 Q4 396 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 865 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 897 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q1 891 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 821 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,023 2 0 1955.0
2012 Q2 958 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 888 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 871 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 953 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 933 2 1 2143.6
2011 Q1 900 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 781 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 975 1 0 1025.6
2010 Q2 792 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

February 27, 2012 OK · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nowata County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetitive hammering with rock bar caused soreness in thumb joint. Dr. injected thumb with cortisone and gave employee prescription to take for two to three weeks. employee returned to work the same day. Doctor did not say what caused soreness in thumb.

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