Mining Incidents

Pawnee Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

The Quapaw Company · Surface
Controlled by Dolese Brothers Company
Pawnee, Pawnee County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401308

Pawnee Quarry has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $243 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
43
Years on record
1985–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
187
citations
41
significant & substantial
$50,335
proposed penalties
$50,092
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $243 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
931
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: 931 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pawnee Quarry has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $243 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$50K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$243
outstanding
184 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-06-23.
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
2021 Q2 4,395 1 0 227.5
2021 Q1 3,668 1 0 272.6
2020 Q4 3,855 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,950 3 1 1016.9
2020 Q2 5,266 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,848 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,663 1 0 176.6
2019 Q3 6,445 0 0 0.0
Show 78 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 7,306 1 1 136.9
2019 Q1 5,973 4 1 669.7
2018 Q4 5,831 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,388 3 0 556.8
2018 Q2 5,641 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,735 5 2 742.4
2017 Q4 6,472 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,248 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,790 2 0 294.6
2017 Q1 8,080 2 0 247.5
2016 Q4 9,137 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,784 2 0 227.7
2016 Q2 8,631 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,652 2 1 231.2
2015 Q4 9,903 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 8,947 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,269 3 0 362.8
2015 Q1 7,692 6 2 780.0
2014 Q4 10,266 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,635 8 3 633.2
2014 Q2 12,484 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 12,904 3 0 232.5
2013 Q4 12,647 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 11,053 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,234 5 2 488.6
2013 Q1 10,830 4 1 369.3
2012 Q4 10,788 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 11,280 1 0 88.7
2012 Q2 11,477 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 11,511 3 1 260.6
2011 Q4 12,220 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 13,283 6 2 451.7
2011 Q2 12,985 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 13,067 5 2 382.6
2010 Q4 13,464 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 13,613 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 15,071 3 1 199.1
2010 Q1 14,909 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 14,057 2 0 142.3
2009 Q3 14,134 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 12,806 4 1 312.4
2009 Q1 12,470 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 14,382 12 3 834.4
2008 Q3 12,833 4 0 311.7
2008 Q2 13,240 11 2 830.8
2008 Q1 11,322 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,340 10 0 881.8
2007 Q3 12,167 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 12,685 1 1 78.8
2007 Q1 14,712 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,920 2 0 134.0
2006 Q3 15,711 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,150 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 13,913 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 13,926 3 0 215.4
2005 Q3 12,751 9 2 705.8
2005 Q2 13,739 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,278 14 5 1140.3
2004 Q4 11,521 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,226 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,469 9 1 784.7
2004 Q1 11,417 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 12,948 4 1 308.9
2003 Q3 12,651 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 13,437 7 0 520.9
2003 Q1 12,195 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 12,874 5 0 388.4
2002 Q3 13,107 4 1 305.2
2002 Q2 12,717 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 12,204 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,933 2 0 154.6
2001 Q3 12,134 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,839 2 1 184.5
2001 Q1 11,459 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,723 4 1 373.0
2000 Q3 12,192 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 12,035 4 2 332.4
2000 Q1 11,501 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

43 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

July 25, 2018 OK · Metal/Non-Metal hammer mill operator, breaker mill operator, jaw mill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS DOING CLEANUP AND BACKED INTO A BEAM. SCRATCHED LOWER BACK.

June 1, 2018 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Quapaw Company · Contact with heat

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING UP EQUIPMENT WHEN FELT CHEST PAIN AND SHOCKING IN LEFT HAND.

2016 · 2 incidents

June 29, 2016 OK · Metal/Non-Metal hammer mill operator, breaker mill operator, jaw mill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING RETURN ROLLER ON BELT #13, STRAINED TOO HARD AND PULLED A MUSCLE.

May 19, 2016 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pulling out equalizer bar when the chain slipped and mashed finger and hand.

2014 · 1 incident

February 12, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hitting bar with sledge hammer and missed. Follow through pinched right index finger between hammer handle and bar.

2013 · 1 incident

August 20, 2013 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Digging rocks out of pantleg chute. Pulling one rock out and another rock fell over smashing his left thumb between the two rocks. Fracture left first distal phalanx. Finger splint applied.

2012 · 2 incidents

September 27, 2012 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was upset by a phone call giving him bad news about a death in his family, punched the tire of his loader and broke his hand.

March 28, 2012 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck by falling object

Sliding hinged steel plate onto axle hinge. Plate slipped and fell on finger.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2010 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was flipping in south double screen chute. Three gates hung together and flipped as one, catching his finger between two gates.

April 16, 2010 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quapaw Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee indicates that repeated jostling around from operating loader has caused him to have lower back problems.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was holding a piece of rubber for another EE, other EE was using a knife to split and the knife slipped and EE's right thumb was cut.

August 4, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of rock chips and felt a sharp pain in his left side, which persisted until treatment.

2007 · 1 incident

November 13, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sliding into pant leg chute/he grabbed the rail to stop his slide & strained his left shoulder and neck.

2006 · 1 incident

May 16, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee rubbed his L forearm against a burr underneath fuel tank support frame.

2005 · 1 incident

April 15, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a flat tire on a truck and strained his lower back - did not appear to be a serious injury, but led to employee having lower back surgery 8/3/05 - will be off work 6-8 weeks.

2004 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON A BELT TAIL PULLEY WITH ANOTHER EE USING A COME-ALONG; CABLE FOR COME-ALONG BROKE & SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND.

February 2, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB INTO HIS LOADER AND HE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

2003 · 1 incident

March 25, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE PRIMARY JAW, SLIPPED, AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING DOWN A STEEP SLOPE.

April 23, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY ON BELT &PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

1999 · 1 incident

October 1, 1999 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK OUTOF THE ROAD AND INJURED HIS BACK.

1998 · 1 incident

November 11, 1998 OK · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WENT TO PICK UP A HEAVY METAL BAR TO USE AS A BLOCK. THE HEAVY METAL PIECE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

1997 · 2 incidents

March 4, 1997 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WHICH WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO BINS OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. ROCK SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS CRUSHED.

February 3, 1997 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LOOSEN THE BOLTS ON A LOADER: WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE S LEFT THUMB WAS INJURED.

1995 · 1 incident

October 4, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER; AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 5' ONTO SOME ANGLE IRON.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 24, 1994 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ON WATER VLVE TO FILL WATER TRUCK & CUT HIS HAND ON THE SHARP END OF A HOSE CLAMP

March 22, 1994 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Quapaw Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER INTO HIS TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER ONTO A ROCK AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1993 · 1 incident

April 23, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANGE THE SHANK ON A DRILL/OTHER MAN TAPPED THE SHANK WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE DRILL CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO INJURED MAN'S LEG ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

1992 · 1 incident

April 17, 1992 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KEYWEIGH ON CLUTCH TURNED AND CUT EMP FINGER

1990 · 1 incident

September 10, 1990 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Quapaw Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING THE WATERWAGON TO GRADER, PUTTING PIN IN THE TONGUE OF THE WATER WAGON - GRADER ROLLED FORWARD AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN ON THE WATERWAGON

1989 · 1 incident

January 27, 1989 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall from machine

EMPL SLIPPED ON WALKWAY AROUND PIT TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

1988 · 3 incidents

February 20, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL UP A CONVEYOR AND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A COLLAPSED LUNG.

February 16, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMP THREW A FUEL HOSE UP ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER

January 6, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Quapaw Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CATERPILLAR BULLDOZER AND APPARENTLY THE EXHAUST SMOKE FROM A FAULTY MUFFLER BLEW OVER HIM AND CAUSED A RASH ON HIS SKIN

1987 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TIGHTENING3NUTS ON A LOADER WITH WRENCH AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER MUSCLES.

May 20, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quapaw Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING THE SHANK ON THE DRILL, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

1986 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1986 OK · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WENT TO OP9N THE GATE TO THE PLANT SLIPPED IN MUC AND FELL ON THE TRUCK SCALES, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE

April 23, 1986 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
Quapaw Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPL WELDING ON3BACK OF 1 TON FLATBED TRUCK.EMPL INSIDE TRUCK STARTED VEHICLE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF CLUTCH CAUSING TRUCK TO LURCH BACKWARD.REAR BUMPER HITCH OF TRUCK HIT I.NAME IN KNEE.

1985 · 5 incidents

December 30, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A COMPRESSOR TONGUE HITCH AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

October 2, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER SIDE OF PICKUP BED TO LIFT BOX OF EXPLOSIVES & STRAINE DOR BRUISED TESTICLES

May 29, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quapaw Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS TRYING TO LIFT WATER PUMP HOUSING INTO PLACE AND STRAINED BACK

March 28, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LOADER RADIATOR AND SLIPPED ON WET MUDDY STEP OF LOADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

March 8, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Quapaw Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF LOADER,MADE A MISSTEP AND TWISTED BACK.

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