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Southwestern State Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Snyder, Tillman County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3400615

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2019
Latest incident
Sep 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
25
significant & substantial
$28,529
proposed penalties
$28,529
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 1,108 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,232 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,848 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 464 1 0 2155.2
2021 Q4 2,164 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,202 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,269 1 0 440.7
2021 Q1 1,288 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 14, 2010 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand Fatality · OTHER
Southwestern State Sand Corp · Drowning

EE was loading boat onto trailer, another EE in pickup started to pull up, wheels started spinning. Other EE went to get loader and chain, when he got back EE told him that boat had floated off trailer, EE was standing beside pickup. The other EE went to shop to get hook to try to retrieve boat, when he returned, EE's boots were by the water and EE was missing.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2019 · 1 incident

September 11, 2019 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand FIRE
Southwestern State Sand Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was refueling gas powered water pump and spilled fuel on engine. Fuel ignited due to hot engine.

2014 · 1 incident

October 24, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Southwestern State Sand Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a cutting torch to make repairs on sand plant. He was lying on his left side cutting metal above his head, up wind from sparks. A spark went into his right ear while trying to remove the spark he burned himself with the cutting torch.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Southwestern State Sand Corp · No Value Found

STRIPPING FLOORS IN OFFICE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON BOTTOM THEN FELL BACK HITTING HEAD ON FILE CABINET. HEAD NEEDED 8 STAPLES.