Mining Incidents

WASHITA PITS: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Washita County · Surface
Controlled by Washita County-OK
Washita County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401247

MSHA record for WASHITA PITS (mine ID 3401247). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at WASHITA PITS.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
Ownership history
  1. Milpark Drilling Fluids 1980 to 2000
  2. Washita County 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WASHITA PITS sits in Washita County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 6.7% 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.
Washita County, Oklahoma · Population 10,857
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$61,980
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 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 21, 1990 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Milpark Drilling Fluids · Struck by flying object

WHILE USING A PORTABLE GRINDER A PEICE OF STEEL BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SATEY GLASSES BUT NOT GOGGLES OR FACE SHEILD.

1988 · 1 incident

September 8, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milpark Drilling Fluids · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN PRY BAR CAME LOOSE FORM DOOR OF RAIL ROAD CAR.

1987 · 1 incident

December 29, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Milpark Drilling Fluids · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FEL5 ON ICE WHILE WALKING BETWEEN CRUSHER AND MILL BUILDING.

1986 · 1 incident

February 17, 1986 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Milpark Drilling Fluids · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE HAD A 7OMPLAINT OF A HURTING BACK AT 1100AM, 2-17-86, REASON UNKNOWN.

1985 · 1 incident

May 14, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milpark Drilling Fluids · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INSTALLING VERY3HEAVY ITEMS IN A 6/ IN GRINDING MILL