Mining Incidents

Sawyer - West Metal/Non-Metal

Hugo, Choctaw County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401935

Sawyer - West has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
21
citations
7
significant & substantial
$6,731
proposed penalties
$6,731
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
18
inspections on record
109
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: 109 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sawyer - West has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-06-10.
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
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 4,115 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 5,601 2 0 357.1
2008 Q1 6,012 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,646 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,223 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,277 5 3 486.5
2007 Q1 8,765 11 2 1255.0
2006 Q4 2,941 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,839 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,532 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,530 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,506 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,494 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,854 1 1 77.8
2005 Q1 6,640 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,145 2 1 482.5
2004 Q3 4,560 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

June 12, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Choctaw Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While the injured was splitting a rock with a chisel. The chisel head broke and a small piece cut his arm requiring 3 stitches.

2007 · 2 incidents

July 26, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Choctaw Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While the injured was splitting a rock, the rock shifted and the injured lost his balance trying to move out of the way and tripped. The 30"x36"x5" shifting rock hit the injured's leg causing a hairline fracture between the ankle and knee.

February 22, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Choctaw Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Reported on 2/22 but no medical or doctor until 2/26/07. While stacking rock on a pallet, the injured was lifting a rock and felt something in his back pull. He went to the doctor in 2/26/07, who gave him prescription for back pain. No lost time for injury. The injured did take time off due to a death in the family.

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