Mining Incidents

TIGER PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Tiger Rock Inc · Surface
Enterprise, Haskell County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401287

TIGER PIT has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–2006
Latest incident
Dec 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
29
significant & substantial
$21,971
proposed penalties
$20,090
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,881 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
270
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: 270 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TIGER PIT has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1 outstanding across 2 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-01.
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 3,076 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,550 2 0 439.6
2007 Q1 5,490 3 0 546.4
2006 Q4 6,981 1 0 143.2
2006 Q3 7,839 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,839 4 0 584.9
2006 Q1 6,830 4 1 585.7
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 7,255 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,662 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,585 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,529 6 2 919.0
2004 Q4 8,230 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,051 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,367 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,806 6 0 1033.4
2003 Q4 6,745 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,082 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,753 4 1 457.0
2003 Q1 7,831 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 10,583 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,413 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,689 3 1 390.2
2002 Q1 6,234 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,478 3 3 353.9
2001 Q3 13,198 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,829 11 4 1887.1
2001 Q1 8,847 12 7 1356.4
2000 Q4 6,999 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,309 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,895 33 10 3335.0
2000 Q1 6,390 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 1, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Haskell County Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 980A CAT LOADER MOVING ROCK FROM STOCKPILE TO CRUSHER APPARENTLY HE EMPRIED HIS BUCKET INTO THE HOPPER AND SHIFTED INTO RREVERSE TO GO DOWN THE RAMP MINE INSPECTOR FOUND A PIN LIKE THE ONE USED IN THE SHIFTING LINKAGE 28 FT 10 IN DOWN THE RAMP FROM THE HOPPER THIS PIN WAS NOT IN PLACE WHEN THE LOADER WAS INSPECTED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE LOADER TRAVELED O

Reportable incidents

9 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

December 14, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tiger Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing next to a worker who was using a sledgehammer. The sledgehammer broke and a sliver of it punctured employee's left arm.

2005 · 1 incident

June 30, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Tiger Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

CUTTING FASTENER OFF BELT ON CRUSHER. BLADE ON GRINDER SHATTERED AND HIT HIM IN CHIN. CUT CHIN.

2003 · 1 incident

September 10, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tiger Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING PART WITH MANUAL CABLE HOIST: PIECE SLIPPED & CUT FINGER

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

April 8, 1994 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Haskell County Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ENTERED HOPPER TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL. A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX 300 LBS ROLLED FROM TOP OF HOPPER STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG.

1993 · 2 incidents

August 18, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Haskell County Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

EQUIPMENT FAILURE. TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE AFTER ENGINE DIED & IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. FUEL LINE WAS CLOGGED UP.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haskell County Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE SICKING A BUCKET OF ROCK, HE WENT BACK TO FAR & LOADER TIPPED OVER, HE HIT TO SIDE OF SIDE WITH HIS HIP.

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