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Nowata County Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James Brakefield
Alluwe, Nowata County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401756

Nowata County Mine has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Tri-C Energy Inc 1991 to 1996
  2. Brakefield Equipment Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 3 29,605
1995 3 13,820
1994 3 10,348
1993 4 27,163
1992 4 27,022
1991 4 12,036
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Nowata County Mine sits in Nowata County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Nowata County, Oklahoma · Population 9,392
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$52,679
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

August 9, 1993 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-C Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE ADDING WATER TO THE RADIATOR OF A DRILL, THE INJURED BENT-OVER TO PICK UP A 1/2 FULL 5 GALLON BUCKET OF WATER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

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1992 · 2 incidents

June 26, 1992 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Tri-C Energy Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

WHILE WALKING FROM HIS PICK UP TRUCK TO THE MINE OFFICE THE INJURED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, PASSE DOUT, THE INJURED HAD NOT EXERTED HIMSELF. DOCTORS HAVE DETERMINED IT WAS NOT HEART RELATED. BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. EH ISRELEASED FOR BACK TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

April 10, 1992 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-C Energy Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE RELEASING PRESSURE ON A LOADER THAT WAS HEATING UP, THE INJURED KICKED THE RADIATOR CAP OFF AND HOT WATER SPRAYED ON HIS LEGS, BURNING THEM.