Employee was fatally injured when they fell beneath the wheels of a tractor trailer. The tractor-trailer was being towed out by a bulldozer, since said truck-trailer was stuck in the sand. Victim was last seen standing 20-30 ft away, as bulldozer began to pull truck out of sand, walking toward the truck and trailer.
Dolese Bros Co operator
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Dolese Brothers Company
MSHA operator ID: L00121
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,670
citations
371
significant & substantial
$426,056
proposed penalties
$405,168
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,888 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
920
inspections on record
14,522
inspection hours
11.5
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.1,670 citations across 14,522 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$426K
proposed penalties
$405K
current assessed
$405K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
1,644 assessments are final orders; 19 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 91 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 365 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 212 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 157 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 77 non-fatal
- OTHER 23 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
4
2025
9
2024
24
2023
11
2022
9
2021
7
2020
8
2019
16 (1f)
2018
12
2017
12
2016
12
2015
18
2014
20
2013
12
2012
19
2011
29
2010
25
2009
30
2008
36
2007
38
2006
39
2005
41
2004
44
2003
65
2002
28
2001
26
2000
31
1999
29
1998
24
1997
23
1996
26
1995
21
1994
22
1993
25
1992
20
1991
19
1990
20
1989
16
1988
27
1987
25
1986
24
1985
31
1984
23
Mines on record
- Roosevelt Quarry OK
- Richards Spur Rock Quarry OK
- Davis Rock Quarry OK
- Dover Sand Plant OK
- Ardmore Quarry OK
- Big Canyon Rock Quarry OK
- Cooperton Rock Quarry OK
- Coleman Rock Quarry OK
- White Eagle Sand Plant OK
- Hartshorne Quarry OK
- Drumright Quarry OK
- Guthrie North Sand Plant OK
- East Sand Plant OK
- Mustang Sand & Gravel Plant OK
- Prairie Park Sand Plant OK
- St. Helena Sand and Gravel Plant LA
- Cyril Rock Quarry OK
- YUKON SAND PLT #2 OK
- KONAWA ROCK QUARRY OK
- Yukon Sand Plant OK
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
June 24, 2019
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dolese Bros. Co. · Struck by powered moving object
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