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POTTER MINE: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

J C Potter Ranch · Surface
Controlled by Ernestine H Potter
Custer County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401344

MSHA record for POTTER MINE (mine ID 3401344). 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
1984–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
5
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: 5 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Old Soldier Minerals 1981 to 1988
  2. Old Soldier Ltd 1988 to 1995
  3. J C Potter Ranch 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

POTTER MINE sits in Custer County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 4.8% 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.
Custer County, Oklahoma · Population 28,332
4.8%
Mining share of county employment
$57,562
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2001 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 98 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 148 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 290 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1991 · 1 incident

November 4, 1991 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Soldier Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UWHILE PACKING 100# BAGS PULLED TEMDON IN LEFT ARM.

1988 · 4 incidents

June 15, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Soldier Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS FAR AS CAN BE DETERMINED, CAUSED BY HEAVY LIFTING (SPECIFIC INCIDENT UNKNOWN)

April 20, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Soldier Ltd · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS PACKING 100# BAGS OF BARITE & HE CUT HIS FINGER ON PACKER FILLING TUBE. HE HAD TO HAVE 3 STITCHES.

April 18, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Old Soldier Ltd · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS WELDING & WAS AFFECTED BY THE FUMES

February 26, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Soldier Minerals · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING THE JPOURNAL IN THE MILL. THE JOURNAL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1985 · 1 incident

February 11, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Soldier Minerals · Fall onto or against objects

UNLOADING RAILCARS & WHILE STANDING INSIDE THE CAR, THE ORE SHIFTED & HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE RAILCAR WALL.

1984 · 1 incident

August 22, 1984 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Soldier Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS OPENING RAILCAR DOORS WHEN THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.