Mining Incidents

Sunset Corners Test Burn: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Roger E Dahlgren
Spiro, Le Flore County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401617

MSHA record for Sunset Corners Test Burn (mine ID 3401617). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Delta Contracting Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sunset Corners Test Burn sits in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Le Flore County, Oklahoma · Population 48,728
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,027
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

September 27, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THEY HAD JUST GOTTEN THE SCALES OUT OF THE GRFOUND & THEY WERE LOADING THEM ONTO THE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS & STEPPED INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE SCALES USED TO BE

July 15, 1991 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

USING PRY BARS TO ROLL IRON OFF TRAILER LOST BALANCE AND FELL LANDED ON LEFT HAND AND BROKE HIS WRIST.

March 21, 1991 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SETTING A DRAGLINE GEAR DOWN AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS FINGER.

February 28, 1991 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHECKING FOR AN AIR LEAK ON THE DRAGLINE WHEN A LEVER FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREARM.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 15, 1990 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Delta Contracting Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF OF THE WELD AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

March 26, 1990 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT FINGER WHILE LIFTING UP ENGINE HEAD.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 5, 1989 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delta Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING THE HOIST FRICTION AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

September 1, 1989 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRIPPED GETTING OFF DOZER AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH OUTSTRETCHED HAND.