Northern Improvement Company · Struck against stationary object
GREASING CRUSHER LOST BALANCE DUE TO WINDS BLOWING DIRT. GRABBRD ON BAR CUT R HAND STITCHES
Portable #1: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Northern Improvement Company
· Surface
Controlled by
McCormick Inc
Creek County,
OK
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401609
Portable #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jun 1989
Ownership history
- Northern Improvement Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 8 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Portable #1 sits in Creek County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Creek County, Oklahoma · Population 72,353
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$61,849
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.