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Porter Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Turner Brothers Inc · Surface
Porter, Wagoner County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401242

Porter Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jan 1985
Ownership history
  1. Local Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Turner Brothers Inc 1981 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)
1986 0
1985 5 45,128
1984 57 369,247
1983 40 158,233
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Porter Mine No 1 sits in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Wagoner County, Oklahoma · Population 84,339
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$78,520
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1985 · 1 incident

January 23, 1985 OK · Coal ELECTRICAL
Turner Brothers Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT BATTERY CABLE TO AIR COMPRESSOR SOMEHOW SHORTED OUT AND THIS LEAD TO THE FIRE THE TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING OR BEING USED AND HAD BEEN STEAM CLEANED AT 11 30 PM ON THE EVE OF JAN 22