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Pollyanna #3: 1 recorded fatality Coal

O C & W Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ashcraft Charles
Bache, Pittsburg County, OK  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3401531

MSHA record for Pollyanna #3 (mine ID 3401531). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. K & O Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. O C & W Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pollyanna #3 sits in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma · Population 43,629
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$54,787
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 27, 1986 OK · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · MACHINERY
K & O Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

VICTIM SLIPPED 6ESIDE AUGER AND BECAME CAUGHT IN AUGER

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 6 incidents

November 15, 1987 OK · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
O C & W Corp · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION IN3FAULT AREA-30'LONG X 35'WIDE. ENTRIES ARE 20'WIDE.FALL THICKNESS 4.5-5'.ROOF CONSIST OF LAMINATED SHALE AND SANDSTONE.

March 11, 1987 OK · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
O C & W Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS LOWERIN1 BELT CABLE ON #2 BELT LINE, THE CABLE HANGER GVE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND MAND DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 3 17 87

January 31, 1987 OK · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O C & W Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING S1OOL OF 9/16 CABLE MUSCLE WAS PULLED IN HIP AND BACK.

January 29, 1987 OK · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
O C & W Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING BOLT HOLE IN ROOF FOR BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK AS HE LOOKED UP AND IT HIT HIM IN MOUTH CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP.

January 29, 1987 OK · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
O C & W Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN 4 ENTRY AND STEPPED ONE PIECE OF NEAP BELT LYING AND BOTTOM AND FELL.

January 20, 1987 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
O C & W Corp · Flash burns (welding)

WELDER WAS FABR3CATING STEPS AND LADDER ON PAN HOUSE AND CONTRACTED A WELDING BURN TO HIS EYES.

1986 · 3 incidents

July 30, 1986 OK · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
O C & W Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE F2R BOLT AND STEEL BUCKLED AT EXTENSION CAME OUT OF DRILL CHUCK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM

July 24, 1986 OK · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
O C & W Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING ROOF BO5T IN HOLE IN TOP BOLT BENT AND CAUGHT HAND AND FINGERS BETWEEN WRENCH AND BOLTING MACHINE