Mining Incidents

OKC PIT: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Campbell Jo Anna
Oklahoma County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401765

MSHA record for OKC PIT (mine ID 3401765). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Jul 1996
Ownership history
  1. Nova Sand Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

OKC PIT sits in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma · Population 800,487
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$65,374
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1996 · 3 incidents

July 31, 1996 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

OPERATOR OPENED THE CAP OF THE COOLANT CONTAINER WHILE COOLANT WAS STILL TO HOT.

April 8, 1996 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE ANGLE IRON FRAME FROM SHAKER PLATFORM. FRAME CAUGHT ON BRACKET & EE PULLEDIT LOOSE. EE PINCHE 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN FRAME & HANDRAIL, BREAKING 2 FINGERS & CUTTIN G FINGERS.

February 10, 1996 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nova Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WERE DRIVING BEARING OFF OF SHAFT USING CHISEL AND HAMMER. INJURED EE WAS HOLDING CHISAL AND SECOND EE SWINGING HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED CHISEL , STRIKING BACK OF LEFT HAND OF EE HAND WAS SWOL LEN AND BRUISED.

1995 · 1 incident

June 15, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Nova Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS LOWERING CUTTERHEAD USIGN HADN OEPRATED BRAKE ON WINCH. LARGE DRIVE GEAR ON WHICH SHATTERED, AND PIECES OF GEAR METAL BROKE, BROKE ASSEMBLY AND HIT OPERATOR, CAUSING CUT ON RIGHT THIGH AND BRUISING RIGHT ARM. 10 STITHCES ON THIGH.

1993 · 2 incidents

December 17, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Nova Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SHARP INCLINE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED HIM AND WELDER SLID OFF SIDE OF TRUCK. WELDER LANDED ON INJURED, HE SAID HIS LEG HURT WAS ALSO AFRAID OF BACK INJURY SO WE CALLED AMBULANCE .

May 26, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nova Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TAKING PIPELINE APART WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT PIPE WENT TO ONE SIDE AND SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND FRAME OF THE BOAT.

1992 · 1 incident

February 3, 1992 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Nova Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME OPERATING A CRANE,THE CRANE HOOK SWUNG AND HIT I.NAMES RIGHT WRIST AGAINST THE TRUCK BED.THEY WERE UNLOADING THE TRUCK.